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Official State Birds and Flowers

  • kevind00
  • May 18
  • 2 min read

October 5, 2011 / in Travel Tools & Information



The next time you run out of ideas for a theme, consider tying in room and/or table décor with the officially designated bird or flower of the state in which your event occurs. In other words, use pride of place as a placemat.


State

Bird/Flower

Alabama:

Yellowhammer / Camellia

Alaska:

Willow Ptarmigan / Forget Me Not

Arizona:

Cactus Wren / Saguaro Cactus Blossom

Arkansas:

Mockingbird / Apple Blossom

California:

California Valley Quail / California Poppy

Colorado:

Lark Bunting / Rocky Mountain Columbine

Connecticut:

Robin / Mountain Laurel

Delaware:

Blue Hen Chicken / Peach Blossom

Florida:

Mockingbird / Orange Blossom

Georgia:

Brown Thrasher / Cherokee Rose

Hawaii:

Nene / Pua Aloalo

Idaho:

Mountain Bluebird / Syringa-Mock Orange

Illinois:

Cardinal / Purple Violet

Indiana:

Cardinal / Peony

Iowa:

Eastern Goldfinch / Wild Prairie Rose

Kansas:

Western Meadowlark / Sunflower

Kentucky:

Cardinal / Goldenrod

Louisiana:

Eastern Brown Pelican / Magnolia

Maine:

Chickadee / White Pine Cone and Tassel

Maryland:

Baltimore Oriole / Black-Eyed Susan

Massachusetts:

Chickadee / Trailing-Arbutus

Michigan:

Robin / Apple Blossom

Minnesota:

Common Loon / Pink and White Lady’s Slipper

Mississippi:

Mockingbird / Magnolia

Missouri:

Bluebird / Hawthorn

Montana:

Western Meadowlark / Bitterroot

Nebraska:

Western Meadowlark / Goldenrod

Nevada:

Mountain Bluebird / Sagebrush

New Hampshire:

Purple Finch / Purple Lilac

New Jersey:

Eastern Goldfinch / Violet

New Mexico:

Roadrunner / Yucca Flower

New York:

Bluebird / Rose

North Carolina:

Cardinal / American Dogwood

North Dakota:

Western Meadowlark / Wild Prairie Rose

Ohio:

Cardinal / Scarlet Carnation

Oklahoma:

Scissor-tailed Flycatcher / Mistletoe

Oregon:

Western Meadowlark / Oregon Grape

Pennsylvania:

Ruffed Grouse / Mountain Laurel

Rhode Island:

Rhode Island Red / Violet

South Carolina:

Great Carolina Wren / Yellow Jessamine

South Dakota:

Ring-Necked Pheasant / Pasque Flower

Tennessee:

Mockingbird / Iris

Texas:

Mockingbird / Bluebonnet

Utah:

Common American Gull / Sego Lily

Vermont:

Hermit Thrush / Red Clover

Virginia:

Cardinal / American Dogwood

Washington:

Willow Goldfinch / Coast Rhododendron

West Virginia:

Cardinal / Rhododendron

Wisconsin:

Robin / Wood Violet

Wyoming:

Western Meadowlark / Indian Paintbrush


 
 
 

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