State Symbols Part One

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1. Tree: pine; flower: apple blossom; bird: mockingbird. The state gem is the diamond, and a type of tomato named after the state is the state fruit and vegetable. Arkansas Delaware Washington New Mexico

2. Tree: white pine; flower: apple blossom; bird: robin. The state reptile is the painted turtle. The state wildflower is the dwarf lake iris. Michigan South Carolina Florida Ohio

3. Tree: Douglas fir; flower: (state name) grape; bird: western meadowlark. The official state nut is the hazelnut, and the state mushroom is the golden chanterelle. Oregon California Washington Maryland

4. Tree: Sitka spruce; flower: wild native forget-me-not; bird: willow ptarmigan. The state marine mammal is the bowhead whale. The state gemstone is jade. Maine California Connecticut Alaska

5. Tree: live oak; state floral emblem is the Cherokee rose; bird: brown thrasher. Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell wrote the very famous state song. Oklahoma Georgia Louisiana Montana

6. This state has 2 state trees: single-leaf pinon pine (adopted 1953) and bristlecone pine (adopted 1987); flower: sagebrush; bird: mountain bluebird. The state fish is the lahontan cutthroat and the state artifact is the Tule Duck Decoy. Nevada Wisconsin Iowa New Jersey

7. Both tree and flower: American dogwood; bird: northern cardinal. The state dog is the American foxhound and the state ship is the Chesapeake Bay deadrise. Nebraska Colorado New Hampshire Virginia

8. Tree: sugar maple; flower: rose; bird: eastern bluebird. The state animal is the beaver. Vermont Missouri Minnesota New York

9. Tree: American holly; flower: peach blossom; bird: blue hen chicken. The state fish is the weakfish, and the state colors are blue and buff. Texas Tennessee Utah Delaware

10. Tree: American elm; flower: mayflower; bird: chickadee. The state beverage is cranberry juice and the state cookie is chocolate chip; it also has a famous state pie. New Hampshire Virginia Massachussetts Maine

11. Tree: Black Hills spruce; flower: American pasqueflower (also called May Day flower); bird: Chinese ring-necked pheasant. The state animal is the coyote, and the official state greeting is 'How Kola!' Wyoming North Dakota South Dakota Montana

12. Tree: red maple; flower: violet; bird: (state name) red hen. The official state shell is the Quahog. North Carolina Oregon Delaware Rhode Island

13. Tree: buckeye; flower: scarlet or red carnation; bird: cardinal. The state reptile is the black racer snake and the state beverage is tomato juice. Arizona Ohio Alabama Kansas

14. Tree: tulip poplar; flower: iris; bird: mockingbird. The official state horse is named for the state, and the state is very big on bugs: the state insects are the ladybug and firefly, the agricultural insect is the honeybee, and the state butterfly is the zebra swallowtail. Tennessee Indiana Kentucky West Virginia

15. Tree: western white pine; flower: syringa; bird: mountain bluebird. The state horse is the appaloosa, and a star garnet is the state gem. New Mexico Idaho Rhode Island South Carolina

16. Tree: bald cypress; flower: magnolia; bird: eastern brown pelican. The state environmental song is 'Gifts of the Earth' and the state crustacean is the crawfish. Mississippi Arkansas Kentucky Louisiana

17. Tree: sugar maple; flower: wood violet; bird: robin. The state fish is the muskellunge and the symbol of peace is the mourning dove. Wisconsin Maine Louisiana Nebraska

18. Tree: pecan; flower: bluebonnet; bird: mockingbird. The state has 2 state dinosaurs: brachiosaur sauropod and pleurocoelus. It also has an official native pepper, the chiltepin. Montana Texas New Mexico Utah

19. Tree: hemlock; flower: mountain laurel; bird: ruffed grouse. The state insect is the firefly and the state dog is the Great Dane. Florida Maine Pennsylvania Maryland

20. Tree: sugar maple; flower: red clover; bird: hermit thrush. The state animal is the Morgan horse. Kansas Wisconsin Vermont New York

21. Tree: (state name) blue spruce; flower: columbine; bird: lark bunting. The state insect is the (state name) hairstreak butterfly. Massachusetts Nebraska Colorado Georgia

22. Tree: red or Norway pine; flower: pink-and-white lady slipper; bird: common loon (also called great northern diver). The state mushroom is the morel. Minnesota New York Michigan New Hampshire

23. Tree: American elm; flower: wild prairie rose; bird: western meadowlark. The state grass is western wheatgrass, and the state fossil is Teredo petrified wood. Pennsylvania Nebraska North Dakota Nevada

24. Tree: red oak; flower: common meadow violet; bird: eastern goldfinch. The state dinosaur is hadrosaurus foulkii. Hawaii South Carolina Ohio New Jersey

25. Tree: plains cottonwood; flower: Indian paintbrush; bird: western meadowlark. The state insignia is the Bucking Horse and the state fossil is the Knightia. South Dakota Nebraska Wyoming Colorado