Revised Edition - George Earlie Shankle, Ph.D., The H.W.
State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers and Other Symbols:Ī Study based on historical documents giving the origin and significance of the state names, nicknames, mottoes, seals,įlowers, birds, songs, and descriptive comments on the capitol buildings and on some of the leading state histories, Pruners, rakes, shovels, hoes, trowels, cultivators and tillers, greenhouses, yard carts and more.Ī Historical Guide, Third Edition - Benjamin F. Techniques used are piecing, appliqu?, paper-piecing and three-dimensional techniques.īulbs, seeds, plants, fertilizer, plant containers and more.
INDIAN PAINTBRUSH SILK FLOWERS PLUS
Home of the Wyoming Native Plant Society.īiography of Aven Nelson by Roger Miller, 1984.Ĭreated at the request of The National Wildlife Federation this design is a beautiful and informative puzzle featuring every state bird perched on the appropriate state flower.īy Annika Bernhard - 51 accurately detailed, copyright-free renderings include national bird (eagle) and flower (rose) plus 50 state birds and flowers.īy Gerda Bengtsson - Botanically correct cross stitch designs of state flowers of the 50 States.īy Sue Harvey - A lovely 12-inch flower block for each of the 50 states. Plants for a Future: Edible, medicinal and useful plants for a healthier world.Īdditional photographs of Castillega linariaefolia from the Digital Library Project of the University of California, National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. Plant Profile for Castilleja linariifolia Benth. The Castillija linariaefolia, commonly called "the Indian paint brush," is the state flower of Wyoming. STATE SEAL, FLAG, FLOWER, BIRD AND OTHER SYMBOLS. The following information is excerpted from the Wyoming Statutes, Title 8, Chapter 3,ĬHAPTER 3. The Wyoming desert paintbrush, Wyoming paintbrush, the Linaria-leaved Indian Paintbrush, and, as indicated in the Wyoming's Indian paint brush ( Castillija linariaefolia) is also referred to as the desert paintbrush, Hebard presented her commissioned painting to the state.
The State of Wyoming, by an act of the Fourteenth State Legislature convened in Cheyenne and approved on January 31, 1917, made the Indian paintbrush ( Castilleja linariaefolia) the official state flower of Wyoming.Īfter the Indian paintbrush was adopted, Dr. She lobbied hard for the Indian paintbrush, even commissioning a New York artist to paint a picture of the flower for the legislators. Political science professor, civil engineer, historian, author, Wyoming's first woman attorney, University Librarian, Head of the Department of Political Economy, suffragette, Grace Hebard was a force to be reckoned with. Hebard, lobbying for the Indian paintbrush, was a powerful opponent however. Nelson favored adoption of a flower that was common throughout the state and one that could be grown in gardens and suggested the columbine or the schoolchildren's favorite, the fringed gentian as options.ĭr. Greater Fringed Gentia ( Gentianopsis crinita (Froel.) Ma Unofficial, the fringed gentian chosen by Wyoming schoolchildren was a sentimental favorite.There was no widespread support for the plant.They were parasitic, feeding on the roots of other plants.There were too many varieties and only an expert could tell them apart.Indian paintbrushes were not common throughout the state.He made his objections known in the Wyoming School Journal of 1917. Aven Nelson, also of the University of Wyoming, objected to the adoption of the Indian paintbrush however. One of the country's leading botanists, Dr. Grace Raymond Hebard drafted the legislation and found a sponsor for the bill. The Wyoming Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution put their support behind the Indian paintbrush. After all, over half of the states had already designated a state flower by 1916. In polls of Wyoming schoolchildren, the fringed gentian proved to be a favorite and it served as an unofficial state flower in the early years of the 20th century.īut, Wyoming had no official state flower and it was felt by many, among them the Daughters of the American Revolution in Wyoming, that it was important to choose one. The Indian paintbrush adopted by the Wyoming Legislature met with some staunch opposition but in the end, prevailed to become the official flower. Wyoming State Flower, Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja linariaefolia), from NETSTATE.COM
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