Arizona Botanical and Garden Symbols
State Flowers and State Trees
Blooming Saguaro cactus flowers. Image courtesy Raquel Baranow.
Did you know that not all the flowers on a Saguaro cactus blossom at the same time? They’re fascinating and complex flowers which you can learn all about at this helpful site.
Source: Desert USA
Arizona State Flower
Did you know that Saguaro flowers only bloom for about 18 hours? Find out all sorts of neat stuff about the state flower on this page. Warning: this link is to a PDF and it will download to your computer if your browser doesn’t have a pdf reader.
Source: Arizona Fish and Game Department
Arizona State Tree (Blue Paloverde)
This has good information on the blue paloverde. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link.
Source: National Wildlife Federation
Relevant Legislature
From the Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 41, Chapter 4.1, Article 5, Section 41-855:
“41-855. State flower.
The pure white waxy flower of the cereus giganteus (giant cactus) or Saguaro shall be the state flower.”
From the Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 41, Chapter 4.1, Article 5, Section 41-856:
“41-856. State tree
The Palo Verde (genera cercidium) shall be the state tree.”
Citation styles
- APA style
- Arizona Botanical and Garden Symbols. (2011, January 23). In State Reports by ClassBrain. Retrieved 16:30, May 18, 2012, from http://www.statereports.us/2010/06/arizona-botanical-garden-symbols/
- MLA style
- Rory Blanchard-Bell, “Arizona Botanical and Garden Symbols.” State Reports by ClassBrain. 23 January 2011, 23:26 UTC. . 18 May 2012 <http://www.statereports.us/2010/06/arizona-botanical-garden-symbols/>.
- MHRA style
- Rory Blanchard-Bell, 'Arizona Botanical and Garden Symbols', State Reports by ClassBrain, 23 January 2011, 23:26 UTC, <http://www.statereports.us/2010/06/arizona-botanical-garden-symbols/> [accessed 18 May 2012]
- The Chicago Manual of Style
- Rory Blanchard-Bell, “Arizona Botanical and Garden Symbols.” State Reports by ClassBrain, http://www.statereports.us/2010/06/arizona-botanical-garden-symbols/ [accessed May 18, 2012].
- CBE/CSE style
- Rory Blanchard-Bell, Arizona Botanical and Garden Symbols [Internet]. State Reports by ClassBrain; 2011 January 23, 23:26 UTC [cited 2012 May 18]. Available from: http://www.statereports.us/2010/06/arizona-botanical-garden-symbols/.
- Bluebook style
- Arizona Botanical and Garden Symbols, http://www.statereports.us/2010/06/arizona-botanical-garden-symbols/ (last visited May. 18, 2012).
- AMA style
- Rory Blanchard-Bell, Arizona Botanical and Garden Symbols. State Reports by ClassBrain. January 23, 2011, 23:26 UTC. Available at: http://www.statereports.us/2010/06/arizona-botanical-garden-symbols/. Accessed May 18, 2012.