Wisconsin is the only state that claims the wood violet as its state flower, however, three other states have the violet as their state flower: Illinois, New Jersey and Rhode Island.

While there may be hundreds of distinct images associated with the 50 states, few are as beautiful as the state flower.

violets (the state flower of Rhode Island), wild garlic, anemones and more. The name is derived from the Native American Algonquin peoples, the Farmer's Almanac noted.