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 |