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BIRDS AND FLOWERS
The legislature of each state has designated one bird species as the official "state bird" for that state. In most cases the bird species selected is indigenous to that state. A few very common birds are the "state birds" of more than one state. For example, the Cardinal, Western Meadowlark, and Mockingbird are each recognized as the state bird of several states. Others, like the Willow Ptarmigan of Alaska and the Hawaiian Goose of Hawaii are the state bird of a single state.
Each of the 50 states and several U.S. territories have also designated an official flower. Some are native to the state in which they are designated. Many are from other parts of the world and were chosen because of their beauty or importance, not because they represent the natural flora of the state.
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STATE
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BIRD
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FLOWER
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YEAR FLOWER
ADOPTED
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Alabama
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Yellowhammer
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Camellia
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1999
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Alaska
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Willow Ptarmigan
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Forget Me Not
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1917
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Arizona
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Cactus Wren
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Saguaro Cactus Blossom
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1973
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Arkansas
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Mockingbird
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Apple Blossom
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1901
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California
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California Valley Quail
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California Poppy
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1903
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Colorado
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Lark Bunting
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Rocky Mountain Columbine
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1899
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Connecticut
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Robin
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Mountain Laurel
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1907
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Delaware
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Blue Hen Chicken
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Peach Blossom
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1895
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Florida
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Mockingbird
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Orange Blossom
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1909
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Georgia
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Brown Thrasher
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Cherokee Rose
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1916
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Hawaii
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Nene
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Pua Aloalo
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1988
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Idaho
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Mountain Bluebird
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Syringa - Mock Orange
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1931
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Illinois
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Cardinal
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Purple Violet
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1908
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Indiana
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Cardinal
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Peony
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1957
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Iowa
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Eastern Goldfinch
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Wild Prairie Rose
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1897
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Kansas
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Western Meadowlark
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Sunflower
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1903
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Kentucky
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Cardinal
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Goldenrod
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1926
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Louisiana
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Eastern Brown Pelican
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Magnolia
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1900
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Maine
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Chickadee
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White Pine Cone and Tassel
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1895
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Maryland
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Baltimore Oriole
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Black-eyed Susan
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1918
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Massachusett s
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Chickadee
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Trailing-Arbutus
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1918
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Michigan
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Robin
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Apple Blossom
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1897
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Minnesota
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Common Loon
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Pink and White Lady's-slipper
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1893
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Mississippi
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Mockingbird
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Magnolia
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1952
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Missouri
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Bluebird
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Hawthorn
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1923
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Montana
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Western Meadowlark
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Bitterroot
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1895
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Nebraska
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Western Meadowlark
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Goldenrod
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1895
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Nevada
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Mountain Bluebird
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Sagebrush
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1967
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New Hampshire
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Purple Finch
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Purple Lilac
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1919
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New Jersey
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Eastern Goldfinch
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Violet
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1972
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New Mexico
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Roadrunner
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Yucca Flower
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1927
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New York
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Bluebird
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Rose
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1955
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North Carolina
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Cardinal
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American Dogwood
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1941
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North Dakota
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Western Meadowlark
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Wild Prairie Rose
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1907
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Ohio
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Cardinal
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Scarlet Carnation
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1904
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Oklahoma
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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
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Mistletoe
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1893
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Oregon
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Western Meadowlark
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Oregon Grape
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1899
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Pennsylvania
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Ruffed Grouse
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Mountain Laurel
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1933
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Rhode Island
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Rhode Island Red
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Violet
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1968
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South Carolina
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Great Carolina Wren
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Yellow Jessamine
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1924
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South Dakota
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Ring-necked Pheasant
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Pasque Flower
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1903
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Tennessee
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Mockingbird
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Iris
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1933
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Texas
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Mockingbird
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Bluebonnet
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1901
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Utah
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California Seagull
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Sego Lily
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1911
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Vermont
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Hermit Thrush
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Red Clover
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1894
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Virginia
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Cardinal
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American Dogwood
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1911
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Washington
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Willow Goldfinch
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Coast Rhododendron
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1892
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West Virginia
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Cardinal
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Rhododendron
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1903
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Wisconsin
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Robin
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Wood Violet
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1949
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Wyoming
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Western Meadowlark
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Indian Paintbrush
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1917
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