# The national flower of every Spanish-speaking country

From the ceibo shared by Argentina and Uruguay to Guatemala's white nun orchid, Mexico's dahlia and Spain's carnation: the national flower of each Spanish-speaking country, with its scientific name. Orchids dominate in Central and South America. Some are official symbols by law; others, like the Spanish carnation or Ecuador's chuquiragua, only by tradition.

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- Sep 24, 2024 · Abril
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## Top 20

1. **Argentina: Cockspur coral tree (ceibo)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Erythrina crista-galli. Shared with Uruguay.
2. **El Salvador: Izote flower (Yucca gigantea)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Yucca gigantea. Coffee is also mentioned, but unofficially.
3. **Bolivia: Cantuta and patujú** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Cantua buxifolia and Heliconia rostrata. Bolivia has two national flowers.
4. **Cuba: White ginger lily (mariposa)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Hedychium coronarium. By tradition, women in the independence wars wore it in their hair.
5. **Chile: Chilean bellflower (copihue)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Lapageria rosea.
6. **Colombia: Christmas orchid (Cattleya trianae)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Cattleya trianae.
7. **Costa Rica: Guaria morada orchid** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Guarianthe skinneri.
8. **Ecuador: Chuquiragua** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Chuquiraga jussieui. Often cited as the national flower, though without official status.
9. **Mexico: Dahlia** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Dahlia coccinea.
10. **Nicaragua: Frangipani (sacuanjoche)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Plumeria.
11. **Spain: Carnation** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Dianthus caryophyllus. By tradition rather than by law.
12. **Guatemala: White nun orchid (monja blanca)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Lycaste skinneri.
13. **Honduras: Rhyncholaelia digbyana orchid** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rhyncholaelia digbyana. National flower since 1969.
14. **Panama: Holy Ghost orchid** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Peristeria elata.
15. **Peru: Cantuta** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Cantua buxifolia. The sacred flower of the Incas.
16. **Dominican Republic: Bayahibe rose** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Pereskia quisqueyana. A cactus endemic to the island.
17. **Puerto Rico: Maga flower** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Thespesia grandiflora.
18. **Uruguay: Cockspur coral tree (ceibo)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Erythrina crista-galli. Shared with Argentina.
19. **Venezuela: Easter orchid (Cattleya mossiae)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Cattleya mossiae. Declared the national flower in 1951.
20. **Paraguay: Blue passionflower (mburucuyá)** (-3 · ▲0 ▼3) — Passiflora caerulea.

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