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StateName StateSong StateBird StateTree StateFlower StateMotto StateNicknames
Alabama Alabama yellowhammer Southern longleaf pine camellia Audemus jura nostra defendere (We dare defend our rights) Yellowhammer State
Alaska Alaska's Flag willow ptarmigan sitka spruce forget-me-not North to the Future The state is commonly called 'The Last Frontier' or 'Land of the Midnight Sun'
Arizona Arizona cactus wren palo verde flower of saguaro cactus Ditat Deus (God enriches) Grand Canyon State
Arkansas Arkansas mockingbird pine apple blossom Regnat populus (The people rule) The Natural State
California I Love You, California California valley quail California redwoods golden poppy Eureka (I have found it) Golden State
Colorado Where the Columbines Grow lark bunting Colorado blue spruce Rocky Mountain columbine Nil sine Numine (Nothing without Providence) Centennial State
Connecticut Yankee Doodle American robin white oak mountain laurel Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains) Constitution State; Nutmeg State
Delaware Our Delaware blue hen chicken American holly peach blossom Liberty and independence Diamond State; First State; Small Wonder
Florida Suwannee River mockingbird None orange blossom In God we trust Sunshine State
Georgia Georgia on My Mind brown thrasher live oak Cherokee rose Wisdom, justice, and moderation Peach State, Empire State of the South
Hawaii Hawaii Ponoi nene (Hawaiian goose) kukui (candlenut) hibiscus (yellow) Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness) Aloha State
Idaho Here We Have Idaho mountain bluebird white pine syringa Esto perpetua (It is forever) Gem State
Illinois Illinois cardinal white oak violet State sovereignty, national union Prairie State
Indiana On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away cardinal tulip tree peony The Crossroads of America Hoosier State
Iowa Song of Iowa eastern goldfinch None wild rose Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain Hawkeye State
Kansas Home on the Range western meadowlark cottonwood sunflower Ad astra per aspera (To the stars through difficulties) Sunflower State; Jayhawk State
Kentucky My Old Kentucky Home Kentucky cardinal tulip poplar goldenrod United we stand, divided we fall Bluegrass State
Louisiana None eastern brown pelican bald cypress magnolia Union, justice, and confidence Pelican State
Maine State of Maine Song chickadee white pine tree white pine cone and tassel Dirigo (I lead) Pine Tree State
Maryland Maryland! My Maryland! Baltimore oriole white oak black-eyed susan Fatti maschii, parole femine (Manly deeds, womanly words) Free State; Old Line State
Massachusetts All Hail to Massachusetts chickadee American elm mayflower Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty) Bay State; Old Colony State
Michigan None robin white pine apple blossom Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice (If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you) Wolverine State
Minnesota Hail Minnesota common loon red (or Norway) pine lady slipper L'Etoile du Nord (The North Star) North Star State; Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes
Mississippi Go, Mississippi mockingbird magnolia flower or bloom of the magnolia or evergreen magnolia Virtute et armis (By valor and arms) Magnolia State
Missouri Missouri Waltz bluebird flowering dogwood hawthorn Salus populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law) Show-me State
Montana Montana Western meadowlark ponderosa pine bitterroot Oro y plata (Gold and silver) Treasure State
Nebraska Beautiful Nebraska Western meadowlark cottonwood goldenrod Equality before the law Cornhusker State; Beef State
Nevada Home Means Nevada mountain bluebird None sagebrush All for Our Country Sagebrush State; Silver State; Battle Born State
NewHampshire None purple finch white birch purple lilac Live free or die Granite State
NewJersey None eastern goldfinch red oak purple violet Liberty and prosperity Garden State
NewMexico O Fair New Mexico roadrunner pinon yucca Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes) Land of Enchantment
NewYork I Love New York bluebird sugar maple rose Excelsior (Ever upward) Empire State
NorthCarolina The Old North State cardinal pine dogwood Esse quam videri (To be rather than to seem) Tar Heel State
NorthDakota North Dakota Hymn western meadowlark American elm wild prairie rose Liberty and union, now and forever: one and inseparable Sioux State; Flickertail State; Peace Garden State; Rough Rider State
Ohio Beautiful Ohio cardinal buckeye scarlet carnation With God all things are possible Buckeye State
Oklahoma Oklahoma scissor-tailed flycatcher redbud mistletoe Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all things) Sooner State
Oregon Oregon, My Oregon western meadowlark douglas fir Oregon grape Alis volat Propriis (She flies with her own wings) Beaver State
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania ruffed grouse hemlock mountain laurel Virtue, liberty, and independence Keystone State
RhodeIsland Rhode Island, It's for Me Rhode Island red hen red maple violet (unofficial) Hope The Ocean State
SouthCarolina Carolina Carolina wren palmetto tree Carolina yellow jessamine Animis opibusque parati (Prepared in mind and resources) and Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope) Palmetto State
SouthDakota Hail! South Dakota ring-necked pheasant black hills spruce American pasqueflower Under God the people rule Mount Rushmore State; Coyote State
Tennessee None mockingbird tulip poplar iris Agriculture and Commerce Volunteer State
Texas Texas, Our Texas mockingbird pecan bluebonnet Friendship Lone Star State
Utah Utah, We Love Thee California gull blue spruce sego lily Industry Beehive State
Vermont These Green Mountains hermit thrush sugar maple red clover Vermont, Freedom and Unity Green Mountain State
Virginia None cardinal dogwood American dogwood Sic semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants) The Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents
Washington Washington, My Home willow goldfinch western hemlock coast rhododendron Al-Ki (Indian word meaning 'by and by') Evergreen State
WestVirginia None cardinal sugar maple rhododendron Montani semper liberi (Mountaineers are always free) Mountain State
Wisconsin On Wisconsin robin sugar maple wood violet Forward Badger State
Wyoming Wyoming western meadowlark cottonwood Indian paintbrush Equal rights Equality State

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