| SYNOPSIS: | Under existing law, the camellia is the official state flower of Alabama. The state does not have an official state wildflower. |
| This bill would specify the species of camellia to be designated as the state flower and would designate the oak-leaf hydrangea as the official state wildflower. |
To amend Section 1-2-11, Code of Alabama 1975, to specify the species of camellia to be designated as the state flower; and to designate the oak-leaf hydrangea as the official state wildflower.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Section 1-2-11, Code of Alabama 1975, is amended to read as follows:§1-2-11.
"(a) The camellia, Camellia japonica L., is hereby designated and named as the official state flower of Alabama.
"(b) The oak-leaf hydrangea, Hydrangea quercifolia Bartr., is hereby designated and named as the official state wildflower of Alabama.
"(c) Specimens of the state flower and the state wildflower shall be deposited in the Auburn University Herbarium, which is the state herbarium for Alabama."
Section 2. This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.