page_title: Floral emblem
section_title: United Kingdom
hierarchical_section_title: Floral emblem / Subnational flowers / United Kingdom
context_page_description: In a number of countries, plants have been chosen as symbols to represent specific geographic areas. Some countries have a country-wide floral emblem; others in addition have symbols representing subdivisions. Different processes have been used to adopt these symbols – some are conferred by government bodies, whereas others are the result of informal public polls. The term floral emblem, which refers to flowers specifically, is primarily used in Australia and Canada. In the United States, the term state flower is more often used.
context_section_description: Each of the four countries of the United Kingdom has a traditional floral emblem.
  England - officially the Tudor rose or unofficially the red rose and English Oak.
  Northern Ireland – the flax, orange lily, or shamrock
  Scotland – the Scotch thistle, Scottish bluebell (harebell) or heather
  Wales - the daffodil, leek or sessile oak
caption: The Tudor rose is a combination of the red rose of Lancaster and the white rose of York.