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Wild rose named national flower by referendum
The American Nature Association report shows the wild rose winning a nationwide vote with 492,811 ballots out of 1,067,676, far ahead of the columbine and violet. States widely supported the wild rose, with Pennsylvania casting the most votes and Ohio New York and Wisconsin following, while the campaign emphasized education and conservation nationwide.
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Congress
American Nature Association
Columbine
Wild Rose
The
Violet
Goldenrod
Daily
Colorado
Florida
Minnesota
Washington
Columbine Society
Arthur Newton Pack
Nature Magazine
Pack
Franklin Junior High School
Green Bay
Wis
Commonwealths
Garden Club of America
Daughters of the American Revolution
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Camp Fire Girls
Girl Scouts
Athens
England
House of York
House of Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Wisconsin
Illinois
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Ilinois
Nebraska
North Carolina
Edgar T. Wherry
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Delaware
D. C
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
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Mississippi
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New Hampshire
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North Dakota
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South Carolina
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Tennessee
Texas
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