utah flowers The delicate sego lily, Utahs state flower is yet another special Great Basin
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What Is The State Flower of Utah?
The Official State Flower Of Utah. Sego lilies played a role of historical significance for the state of Utah. Historically, Native Americans knew sego lilies as a strong food source. When early settlers came to the area, they were met with many struggles, including a bad harvest year. Native Americans taught the Mormon pioneers about edible.
White Wildflowers of Utah, Sego Lily, Utah State Flower, Calochortus gunnisonii,1. May 16, 2005
The sego lily ( Calochortus nuttallii) is a perennial bulb native to the Western United States. The flower means a lot to every resident of this state. Today, we'll tell you how Utah got the sego lily as its official state flower, its significance, and uses. Keep reading for a deeper insight. Origin of the Sego Lily
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Sego Lily Group State Flower Of Utah by Tim Fitzharris
On March 18, 1911 the State Legislature officially declared the Sego Lily the official state flower of Utah. The Mormon Pioneers, the first non-Native Americans to settle the Great Salt Lake Area, experienced a shortage of food from 1840-1851. Crickets had destroyed many of the crops in between those years, forcing the pioneers to find.
Sego Lily, Utah's state flower Calochortus nuttallii Torr.… Flickr
Sego Lilies, the Utah State flower. This plant is responsible for staving the hunger of the Mormon pioneers many times. They retained their color to some extent after cooking, thus making a colorful dish. The pioneers of 1848-49 ate the sego lily bulb to help ward off starvation.
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Unofficial State symbols See also Symbolism in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints References General "Symbols of Utah". Pioneer: Utah's Online Library. State of Utah. Retrieved September 8, 2008. "Utah Code - Section 601 State symbols". Utah State Legislature. Archived from the original on September 16, 2008.
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Calochortus nuttallii, also known as the sego lily, is a bulbous perennial plant that is endemic to the Western United States. The common name of sego comes from a similar Shoshone word. It is the state flower of Utah. [2] Distribution and habitat
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The Sego Lily is the official state flower of Utah and carries significant meaning and symbolism. It is a sacred plant in Native American legend and derived its name from the Shoshonean word for "edible bulb." The flower thrives in harsh desert-like conditions and blooms in May and June, showcasing its tenacity.
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The Utah state flower is scientifically known as the sego lily, or the Calochortus gunnisonii or Calochortus nuttalli. It is popularly known as Mariposa lily, and it is an ornamental plant. What is more, the Calochortus is a genus of a range of 65 species that also include mariposa and sego lilies.
Utah State Flower, Sego Lily. Photograph by Sharon Watson Pixels
It's been a banner year for our state flower. The sego lily has graced our meadows since early June, now in its late stages at lower elevations. It has generated many stories in our state. Before I launch them, I must compliment it's delicate beauty and love for adverse conditions- the dry, rocky soils in which it's found.
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The Sego lily is the official state flower of Utah. It was officially adopted March 18, 1911.
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Students can read excerpts from "The Sego Lily, Utah's State Flower" in the Utah Historical Quarterly 1995, Vol LXIII, no. 1. In the article, historian Brian Cannon discusses how he found that eating thistle bulbs was more prevalent among European settlers in Utah during the winter of 1847-48, than eating sego lily bulbs.
Utah State Flower
(7) Utah's state emblem is the beehive. (8) Utah's state fish is the Bonneville cutthroat trout. (9) Utah's state flower is the sego lily. (10) Utah's state folk dance is the square dance, the folk dance that is called, cued, or prompted to the dancers and includes squares, rounds, clogging, contra, line, and heritage dances.
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Official State Flower of Utah Utah designated the sego lily (Calochortus nuttalli) as the official state flower in 1911. All State Flowers Blooming in early summer, the sego lily has white, lilac, or yellow flowers and grows on open grass and sage rangelands in the Great Basin of Utah.
