A wildflower with blue, purple, or pink flowers that grows mainly in Texas and is the state flower of Texas.
From 'blue' plus 'bonnet,' the flower's shape supposedly resembling a small bonnet or cap worn by settlers. The name emerged in 19th-century Texas when settlers noticed the resemblance.
Texas bluebonnets create some of the most spectacular wildflower displays in America, and photographers flock to fields every spring—but here's the weird part: you're not supposed to pick them in Texas because they're protected, yet the state celebrates them everywhere!
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