Bluebonnet Facts

• Adopted in 1901 by the Texas legislature as the official state flower
• Also called buffalo clover, wolf flower, and el conejo
• Named for its color and the resemblance of its petal to a woman's sunbonnet

Texas Star

• Texas is the only state that was a Republic before joining the Union
• Texas occupies approximately 7% of the total land and water areas of the United States