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The flag of West Virginia consists of the coat of arms, wreathed below in rhododendron and bannered with "State of West Virginia" above, on a white field bound in blue. 1929 [1] Motto. Montani Semper Liberi. (Mountaineers [are] Always Free) 1863, [1][2] 1872 [3] —. Seal. The Great Seal of the State of West Virginia.
It is the national flower of Nepal, the state flower of Washington and West Virginia in the United States, the state flower of Nagaland and Himachal Pradesh in India, the provincial flower of Jiangxi in China and the state tree of Sikkim and Uttarakhand in India. Most species have brightly colored flowers which bloom from late winter through to ...
West Virginia: Sugar maple: Acer saccharum: 1949 [62] Wisconsin: Sugar maple: ... "State Trees and State Flowers". United States National Arboretum. July 14, 2010.
Retrieved 2019-12-30. ^ Killingsworth, Ron (2012-05-23). "LA Irises, The Wildflower of the State of Louisiana". World of Irises. American Iris Society. Retrieved 2019-12-30. ^ "State Flower - White Pine and White Pine Cone & Tassel". Maine Secretary of State. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
Liriodendron tulipifera is generally considered to be a shade-intolerant species that is most commonly associated with the first century of forest succession. In Appalachian forests, it is a dominant species during the 50–150 years of succession, but is absent or rare in stands of trees 500 years or older.
Acer saccharum, the sugar maple, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is native to the hardwood forests of eastern Canada and the eastern United States. [3] Sugar maple is best known for being the primary source of maple syrup and for its brightly colored fall foliage. [4]
This is a list of trees naturalized in West Virginia . Norway maple ( Acer platanoides) Sycamore maple ( Acer pseudoplatanus) Horse-chestnut ( Aesculus hippocastanum) Tree of heaven ( Ailanthus altissima) Northern catalpa ( Catalpa speciosa) European larch ( Larix decidua) Siberian larch ( Larix sibirica) Osage orange ( Maclura pomifera)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flora of West Virginia. WGSRPD code: WVA ( level 3) This category contains the native flora of West Virginia as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic.