The Maine state flower is a different breed: It's the white pine cone! The Maine state legislature chose it because Maine is ...

including among Maine’s Indigenous tribes. The Legislature designated the pine cone and tassel as the state flower in 1895 and the Eastern white pine as the state tree in 1945. On the 1901 flag ...

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

Another unique state “flower” is Maine’s, which is a white pine cone and tassel rather than an actual flower. This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one. MinnPost ...