United States

State nicknames and symbols¹Species not designated.²Game bird; some states have also designated a representative game bird.³Waterfowl; some states have also designated a representative waterfowl.⁴Raptor; Idaho has designated a state raptor.⁵Wildflower; some states have designated representative wildflowers, particularly when the official state flower is a cultivated or nonnative variety. statestate treestate birdstate flowerstate nickname(s)mottoUnited States -- bald eagle rose¹ -- In God We Trust Alabama southern longleaf pine yellowhammer; wild turkey² common camellia; oak-leaf hydrangea⁵ Cotton State; Yellowhammer State; Heart of Dixie We Dare Defend Our Rights Alaska Sitka spruce willow ptarmigan alpine forget-me-not The Last Frontier North to the Future Arizona palo verde Coues's cactus wren saguaro cactus blossom Grand Canyon State Ditat Deus (God Enriches) Arkansas pine¹ northern mockingbird apple blossom The Natural State; Land of Opportunity Regnat Populus (The People Rule) California coast redwood; giant sequoia (both known as California redwood) California valley quail California poppy Golden State Eureka (I Have Found It) Colorado Colorado blue spruce lark bunting white-and-lavender columbine Centennial State Nil Sine Numine (Nothing Without Providence) Connecticut white oak American robin mountain laurel Nutmeg State; Constitution State Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains) Delaware American holly blue hen chicken peach blossom First State; Diamond State Liberty and Independence District of Columbia scarlet oak woodthrush American Beauty hybrid rose -- Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Florida sabal palm (cabbage palmetto) northern mockingbird orange blossom; coreopsis^{1, 5} Sunshine State In God We Trust Georgia live oak brown thrasher Cherokee rose; azalea^{1, 5} Empire State of the South; Peach State Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation Hawaii kukui (candlenut) nene (Hawaiian goose) yellow hibiscus Aloha State Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka Aina I Ka Pono (The Life of the Land Is Perpetuated in Righteousness) Idaho western white pine mountain bluebird; peregrine falcon⁴ Lewis's mock orange ('Syringa') Gem State Esto Perpetua (Let It Be Perpetual) Illinois white oak northern cardinal violet¹ Prairie State; Land of Lincoln State Sovereignty, National Union Indiana tulip tree (yellow poplar) northern cardinal peony¹ Hoosier State Crossroads of America Iowa oak¹ eastern goldfinch wild prairie rose Hawkeye State; Corn State Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain Kansas eastern cottonwood western meadowlark common sunflower Sunflower State; Jayhawker State Ad Astra Per Aspera (To the Stars Through Difficulties) Kentucky tulip tree (yellow poplar) northern cardinal goldenrod¹ Bluegrass State United We Stand, Divided We Fall Louisiana bald cypress eastern brown pelican southern magnolia; Louisiana iris⁵ Pelican State; Creole State; Sugar State Union, Justice, Confidence Maine eastern white pine black-capped chickadee white pine cone and tassel Pine Tree State Dirigo (I Direct) Maryland white oak Baltimore oriole black-eyed Susan Free State; Old Line State Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine (Manly Deeds, Womanly Words) Massachusetts American elm black-capped chickadee; wild turkey² mayflower (trailing arbutus) Bay State; Old Colony State Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem (By the Sword We Seek Peace, But Peace Only Under Liberty) Michigan white pine American robin apple blossom; dwarf lake iris⁵ Wolverine State; Great Lake State Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice (If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look About You) Minnesota red, or Norway, pine common loon pink-and-white lady's slipper North Star State; Gopher State; Land of 10,000 Lakes; Land of Sky-Blue Waters L'Étoile du Nord (The North Star) Mississippi southern magnolia northern mockingbird; wood duck³ southern magnolia Magnolia State Virtute et Armis (By Valor and Arms) Missouri flowering dogwood eastern bluebird hawthorn blossom¹ Show Me State Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto (The Welfare of the People Shall Be the Supreme Law) Montana ponderosa pine western meadowlark bitterroot Treasure State; Big Sky Country Oro y Plata (Gold and Silver) Nebraska eastern cottonwood western meadowlark giant goldenrod Cornhusker State; Beef State Equality Before the Law Nevada single-leaf piñon; bristlecone pine mountain bluebird sagebrush Sagebrush State; Silver State; Battle Born State All for Our Country New Hampshire white birch purple finch purple lilac; pink lady's slipper⁵ Granite State Live Free or Die New Jersey red oak eastern goldfinch blue violet Garden State Liberty and Prosperity New Mexico two-needle piñon roadrunner yucca flower¹ Land of Enchantment Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes) New York sugar maple eastern bluebird rose¹ Empire State Excelsior (Ever Upward) North Carolina pine¹ northern cardinal flowering dogwood Tar Heel State; Old North State Esse Quam Videri (To Be Rather Than To Seem) North Dakota American elm western meadowlark wild prairie rose Flickertail State; Sioux State; Peace Garden State; Rough Rider State Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable Ohio Ohio buckeye northern cardinal scarlet carnation; white trillium⁵ Buckeye State With God, All Things Are Possible Oklahoma eastern redbud scissor-tailed flycatcher; wild turkey² Oklahoma hybrid rose; American mistletoe; Indian blanket⁵ Sooner State Labor Omnia Vincit (Labor Conquers All Things) Oregon Douglas fir western meadowlark Oregon grape Beaver State She Flies With Her Own Wings Pennsylvania eastern hemlock ruffed grouse mountain laurel Keystone State Virtue, Liberty, and Independence Rhode Island red maple Rhode Island Red chicken blue violet Little Rhody; Ocean State Hope South Carolina sabal palm (cabbage palmetto) Carolina wren; wild turkey²; wood duck³ yellow jessamine; Canada goldenrod⁵ Palmetto State Animis Opibusque Parati (Prepared in Mind and Resources) South Dakota Black Hills spruce ring-necked pheasant American pasqueflower Mount Rushmore State; Coyote State; Sunshine State Under God the People Rule Tennessee tulip tree (yellow poplar) northern mockingbird; bobwhite quail² iris¹; purple passionflower⁵ Volunteer State Agriculture and Commerce Texas pecan northern mockingbird bluebonnet¹ Lone Star State Friendship Utah blue spruce California seagull sego lily Beehive State Industry Vermont sugar maple hermit thrush red clover Green Mountain State Freedom and Unity Virginia flowering dogwood northern cardinal flowering dogwood Mother of Presidents; The Old Dominion Sic Semper Tyrannis (Thus Always to Tyrants) Washington western hemlock willow goldfinch coast rhododendron Evergreen State; Chinook State Alki (By and By) West Virginia sugar maple northern cardinal great laurel Mountain State Montani Semper Liberi (Mountaineers Are Always Free) Wisconsin sugar maple American robin wood violet Badger State; America's Dairyland Forward Wyoming eastern cottonwood (plains subspecies) western meadowlark Indian paintbrush Equality State Equal Rights