Province flowers of Sweden
# Province flowers of Sweden

Province flowers are species of plants selected to represent each province of Sweden. The origin of province flowers came from the American idea of state flowers, and was brought to Sweden by August Wickström and Paul Petter Waldenström in 1908. Waldenström published the proposal to introduce province flowers in the May 288, 1908 edition of the newspaper Stockholms Dagblad, and requested suggestions of species from the country's botanics. A list was put together on June 7, 1908, by professor Veit B. Wittrock from the Botanical Garden in Stockholm. Scania and Hälsingland violently opposed the plants that were selected to represent them; Scania was given European Beech but wanted oxeye daisy, while Hälsingland was given Scots Pine but wanted flax. Erik E:son Hammar, a pastor and politician in Sweden, granted the two provinces' wish to change their province flowers in 1909. There is still debate amongst several other provinces over which species should represent them and they have therefore been given two province flowers.

## List

| Province | Image | Local name | Scientific name |
| - | - | - | - |
| Blekinge | Quercus robur | Ek | Quercus robur |
| Blekinge | Verbascum thapsus | Kungsljus | Verbascum thapsus |
| Bohuslän | Lonicera periclymenum | Vildkaprifol | Lonicera periclymenum |
| Dalarna | Campanula rotundifolia | Blåklocka | Campanula rotundifolia |
| Dalarna | Campanula patula | Ängsklocka | Campanula patula |
| Dalsland | Myosotis scorpioides | Förgätmigej | Myosotis scorpioides |
| Gotland | Hedera helix | Murgröna | Hedera helix |
| Gästrikland | Convallaria majalis | Liljekonvalj | Convallaria majalis |
| Halland | Genista pilosa | Hårginst | Genista pilosa |
| Hälsingland | Linum usitatissimum | Lin | Linum usitatissimum |
| Härjedalen | Pulsatilla vernalis | Mosippa | Pulsatilla vernalis |
| Härjedalen | Viola biflora | Fjällviol | Viola biflora |
| Jämtland | Gymnadenia nigra | Brunkulla | Gymnadenia nigra |
| Lappland | Dryas octopetala | Fjällsippa | Dryas octopetala |
| Medelpad | Picea abies | Gran | Picea abies |
| Medelpad | Trollius europaeus | Smörboll | Trollius europaeus |
| Norrbotten | Rubus arcticus | Åkerbär | Rubus arcticus |
| Närke | Primula veris | Gullviva | Primula veris |
| Skåne | Leucanthemum vulgare | Prästkrage | Leucanthemum vulgare |
| Småland | Linnaea borealis | Linnea | Linnaea borealis |
| Södermanland | Nymphaea alba | Vit näckros | Nymphaea alba |
| Uppland | Fritillaria meleagris | Kungsängslilja | Fritillaria meleagris |
| Värmland | Trientalis europaea | Skogsstjärna | Trientalis europaea |
| Västerbotten | Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum | Kung Karls spira | Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum |
| Västergötland | Calluna vulgaris | Ljung | Calluna vulgaris |
| Västmanland | Viscum album | Mistel | Viscum album |
| Ångermanland | Viola tricolor | Styvmorsviol | Viola tricolor |
| Öland | Helianthemum oelandicum | Ölandssolvända | Helianthemum oelandicum |
| Östergötland | Centaurea cyanus | Blåklint | Centaurea cyanus |
