Talk:List of U.S. states and their state flower, tree, and bird/Archive
This is a list of United States states and their state flower, tree, and bird. It contains information regarding each of the states' flower, tree, and bird. Each of the fifty states listed below have their unique selections, making each of them special in their own ways. You may notice, however, that some species are shared throughout multiple states.
The list is listed alphabetically according to the state's name. The District of Columbia in the beginning is listed separately from the rest of the states. The words in italic and listed in brackets are the scientific names in Latin.
Alphabetical List[edit]
| Flower | Tree | Bird | |
|---|---|---|---|
 District of Columbia
|
American Beauty Rose (Rosa 'American Beauty') |
Scarlet Oak (Quercus coccinea) |
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) |
| # | State | Flower | Tree | Bird |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alabama
|
Camellia (Camellia japonica) |
Southern Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustis) |
Yellowhammer (Colaptes auratus) |
| 2 |  Alaska
|
Forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris; Subspecies: asiatica) |
Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) |
Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) |
| 3 |  Arizona
|
Blossom of the Saguaro Cactus (Carnegia gigantea) |
Paloverde (Parkinsonia florida) |
Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) |
| 4 |  Arkansas
|
Apple blossom (Malus domestica) |
Lobolly Pine (Pinus taeda) |
Mockingbird‡ (Mimus polyglottos) |
| 5 |  California
|
Golden Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) |
California Redwood (Two Species: Sequoia giganteum and Sequoia sempervirens) |
California Valley Quail (Callipepla californica) |
| 6 |  Colorado
|
Rocky Mountain Columbine (Aquilegia caerulea) |
Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) |
Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) |
| 7 |  Connecticut
|
Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) |
White Oak (Quercus alba) |
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) |
| 8 |  Delaware
|
Peach blossom (Prunus persica) |
American Holly (Ilex opaca) |
Blue Hen Chicken (Gallus gallus) |
| 9 |  Florida
|
Orange blossom (Citrus sinensis) |
Sabal Palmetto Palm (Sabal palmetto) |
Mockingbird‡ (Mimus polyglottos) |
| 10 |  Georgia
|
Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata) |
Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) |
Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) |
| 11 |  Hawaii
|
Yellow Hibiscus/Pua Aloalo (Hibiscus brackenridgei) |
Kukui (candlenut) (Aleurites moluccana) |
Nēnē (Hawaiian Goose) (Branta sandvicensis) |
| 12 |  Idaho
|
Syringa (Philadelphus lewisii) |
Western White Pine (Pinus monticola) |
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) |
| 13 |  Illinois
|
Native Violet (Viola) |
White Oak (Quercus alba) |
Cardinal† (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| 14 |  Indiana
|
Peony (Paeonia lactiflora) |
Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) |
Cardinal† (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| 15 |  Iowa
|
Wild Rose (Rosa suffulta) |
Oak (Quercus) |
Eastern Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) |
| 16 |  Kansas
|
Native Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) |
Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) |
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
| 17 |  Kentucky
|
Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra) |
Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) |
Cardinal† (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| 18 |  Louisiana
|
Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) |
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum) |
Eastern Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) |
| 19 |  Maine
|
White Pinecone/Tassel (Pinus strobus) |
Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) |
Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla) |
| 20 |  Maryland
|
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) |
White Oak (Quercus alba) |
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) |
| 21 |  Massachusetts
|
Mayflower (Epigaea repens) |
American Elm (Ulmus americana) |
Chickadee (Poecile atricapilla) |
| 22 |  Michigan
|
Apple Blossom (Malus domestica) |
Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) |
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) |
| 23 |  Minnesota
|
Pink and White Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae) |
Red Pine (Pinus resinosa) |
Common Loon (Gavia immer) |
| 24 |  Mississippi
|
Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) |
Magnolia (Magnolia) |
Mockingbird‡ (Mimus polyglottos) |
| 25 |  Missouri
|
Hawthorn (Crataegus) |
Dogwood (Cornus florida) |
Bluebird (Sialia sialis) |
| 26 |  Montana
|
Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) |
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) |
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
| 27 |  Nebraska
|
Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) |
Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) |
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
| 28 |  Nevada
|
Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) |
Single-leaf Piñon (Pinus monophylla) and Bristle-cone Pine |
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) |
| 29 |  New Hampshire
|
Purple Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) |
White Birch (Betula papyrifera) |
Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) |
| 30 |  New Jersey
|
Purple Violet (Viola sororia) |
Northern Red Oak (Quercus Rubra) |
Eastern Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) |
| 31 |  New Mexico
|
Yucca (Yucca glauca) |
Piñon (Pinus edulis) |
Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus) |
| 32 |  New York
|
Rose (Rosa) |
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) |
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) |
| 33 |  North Carolina
|
Dogwood (Cornus florida) |
Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) |
Cardinal† (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| 34 |  North Dakota
|
Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa arkansana) |
American Elm (Ulmus americana) |
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
| 35 |  Ohio
|
Scarlet Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) |
Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) |
Cardinal† (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| 36 |  Oklahoma
|
Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum) |
Redbud (Cercis canadensis) |
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus) |
| 37 |  Oregon
|
Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) |
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) |
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
| 38 |  Pennsylvania
|
Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia) |
Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) |
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) |
| 39 |  Rhode Island
|
Violet (Viola palmata) |
Red Maple (Acer rubrum) |
Rhode Island Red (Gallus gallus) |
| 40 |  South Carolina
|
Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) |
Palmetto (Sabal palmetto) |
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) |
| 41 |  South Dakota
|
Pasqueflower (Anemone patens var. multifida) |
Black Hills Spruce (Picea glauca) |
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| 42 |  Tennessee
|
Iris (Iris germanica) |
Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) |
Mockingbird‡ (Mimus polyglottos) |
| 43 |  Texas
|
Bluebonnet (Lupinus) |
Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) |
Mockingbird‡ (Mimus polyglottos) |
| 44 |  Utah
|
Sego Lily (Calochortus) |
Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) |
California Gull (Larus californicus) |
| 45 |  Vermont
|
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) |
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) |
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) |
| 46 |  Virginia
|
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) |
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) |
Cardinal† (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| 47 |  Washington
|
Western Rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum) |
Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) |
Willow Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) |
| 48 |  West Virginia
|
Big Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) |
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) |
Cardinal† (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| 49 |  Wisconsin
|
Wood Violet (Viola sororia) |
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) |
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) |
| 50 |  Wyoming
|
Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia) |
Plains Cottonwood (Poplus deltoides; Subspecies: monilifera) |
Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
Notes[edit]
- The District of Columbia is listed at the beginning of the table.
- This list does not include Guam and the Northern Marianas.
- † All cardinals listed are the Northern Cardinal species.
- ‡ All mockingbirds listed are the Northern Mockingbird
References[edit]
- Philip Steele. Scholastic Atlas of the World. Essex: Scholastic & Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, 2001.
- Narj. "State Tree and Flower." 25 June 2004 11:22 AM. The United States National Arboretum. 25 May 2006 <http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/collections/statetreeflower.html>.
- Audubon. "List of State Birds." . 2005. Audubon. 25 May 2006 <http://www.audubon.org/statebirds/>.
