Official State Birds and Flowers

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