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New Jersey State Flower: Common Meadow Violet
State FlowerFlower by: Santalady Common Meadow Violet(Viola sororia)Adopted in 1913; 1971.The state flower of New Jersey was originally designated as such by a resolution of the Legislature in 1913. Unfortunately the force of resolution ended with the start of the 1914 legislative session, leaving the violet with uncertain status for the next fifty years. In 1963 an attempt was made to have the Legislature "officially" designate the violet as the state flower, but the legislation apparently failed. In 1971, at the urging of New Jersey's garden clubs, legislation more specifically designating the Common Meadow Violet (Viola sororia) as the state flower was enacted. The violet is also the state flower for Illinois, Rhode Island and Wisconsin. THE STATE FLOWER OF NEW JERSEYChapter 444, Laws of 1971 Approved 2-15-72 ASSEMBLY, No. 2180 Introduced February 16, 1971 By Assemblywoman MARGETTS, Assemblymen VREELAND and COBB Referred to Committee on State Government AN ACT designating the violet as the New Jersey State Flower. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: The violet (common meadow, V. sororia) is designated the New Jersey State Flower. This act shall take effect immediately. Family: Violet (Violaceae) Habitat: woods, meadows, waste areas Height: 3-8 inches Flower size: 3/4 to 1 inch wide Flower color: blue-purple, occasionally white or bicolor Flowering time: April to June Origin: native
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