Massachusetts Flower Mayflower. Kingdom plantae division magnoliophyta class magnoliopsida order. Other common names ï ravel plant mayflower shadflower ground laurel mountain pink winter pink habitat and range ï railing arbutus spread out on the ground in sandy soil being found from newfoundland to michigan and saskatchewan and south to kentucky and florida description.
This flower is known by several other common names such as the trailing arbutus ground laurel or winter pink but its species name is epigaea repens. The fragrant delicate mayflower epigaea regens has been on the endangered list since 1925. Se district flower show.
The mayflower is the state flower of massachusetts.
The mayflower is a short flower that hardly grows more than 6 inches high. Kingdom plantae division magnoliophyta class magnoliopsida order. This flower is known by several other common names such as the trailing arbutus ground laurel or winter pink but its species name is epigaea repens. Massachusetts adopted the mayflower as the official flower of the commonwealth in 1918.