State mottos, flowers, etc....

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Whoami

Friday, February 01, 2002 - 03:41 pm Click here to edit this post
Anyone know where I can find an online list of state mottos, flowers, etc. I'm sure some of you will have that info at your fingertips, and be ready to post it!

For instance, Colorado is "The Centennial State." I don't know if that is considered a motto, or what. The state flower is the Columbine. Aren't there also things like state songs, state animals, state gems/minerals, etc?

Tess

Friday, February 01, 2002 - 04:02 pm Click here to edit this post
Whoami--I did a search on Google and this is what I found:

Official State Flowers

Alabama~~ Camellia~~ Camellia
Alaska~~ Forget Me Not~~ Myosotis alpestris
Arizona~~ Saguaro Cactus Blossom~~ Carnegiea gigantea
Arkansas~~ Apple Blossom~~ Pyrus coronaria
California~~ California Poppy~~ Eschscholtzia californica
Colorado~~ Rocky Mountain Columbine ~~ Aquilegia caerules
Connecticut~~ Mountain laurel~~ Kalmia latifolia
Delaware~~ Peach Blossom~~ Prunus persica
Florida~~ Orange Blossom~~ Citrus sinensis
Georgia~~ Cherokee Rose~~ Rosa laevigata
Hawaii~~ Pua Aloalo Hibiscus~~ brackenridgei
Idaho~~ Syringa - Mock Orange~~ Philadelphus lewisii
Illinois~~ Purple Violet~~ Viola
Indiana~~ Peony~~ Peony
Iowa~~ Wild Prairie~~ Rose Rosa pratincola
Kansas~~ Sunflower~~ Helianthus annuus
Kentucky~~ Goldenrod~~ Solidago altissima
Louisiana`` Magnolia~~ Magnolia
Maine~~ White pine cone and tassel~~ Pinus strobus, linnaeus
Maryland~~ Black-eyed susan~~ Rudbeckia hirta
Massachusetts~~ Mayflower~~ Epigaea regens
Michigan~~ Apple Blossom~~ Pyrus coronaria
Minnesota~~ Pink and white lady's-slipper~~ Cypripedium reginae
Mississippi~~ Magnolia Magnolia~~ grandiflora
Missouri~~ Hawthorn~~ Crataegus
Montana~~ Bitterroot~~ Lewisia rediviva
Nebraska~~ Goldenrod~~ Soldiago gigantea
Nevada~~ Sagebrush~~ Artemisia tridentata
New Hampshire~~ Purple lilac~~ Syringa vulgaris
New Jersey~~ Violet~~ Viola sororia
New Mexico Yucca flower Yucca glauca
New York~` Rose~` Rosa
North Carolina~` American Dogwood~~ Cornus florida
North Dakota~~ Wild Prairie Rose~~ Rosa arkansana
Ohio~~ Scarlet Carnation~~ Dianthus caryophyllus
Oklahoma~~ Mistletoe~~ Phoradendron serotinum
Oregon~~ Oregon Grape~~ Berberis aquifolium
Pennsylvania~~ Mountain Laurel~~ Kalmia latiflolia
Rhode Island~~ Violet~~ Viola
South Carolina~~ Yellow Jessamine~~ Gelsemium sempervirens
South Dakota~~ Pasque Flower~~ Ppulsatilla hirsutissima
Tennessee~~ Iris~~ Iridaceae
Texas~~ Bluebonnet~~ Lupinus
Utah~~ Sego lily~~ Calochortus gunnisonii
Vermont~~ Red Clover~~ Trifolium pratense
Virginia~~ American Dogwood~~ Cornus florida
Washington~~ Pink Rhododendron~~ Rhododendron macrophyllum
West Virginia~~ Rhododendron~~ Rhododendron maximum
Wisconsin~~Wood Violet~~ Viola papilionacea
Wyoming~~ Indian Paintbrush~~ Castilleja linariaefolia

Tess

Friday, February 01, 2002 - 04:08 pm Click here to edit this post
Here is a link I found for the nicknames of the states with a short blurb about how the nicknames were chosen along with the source for that information. For some reason when you pull up the link it starts at Massachussets but you can go backward alphabetically.

official state nicknames

Tess

Friday, February 01, 2002 - 04:16 pm Click here to edit this post
And finally, this site gives a great deal of info on each state from official motto, to flag design, date admitted to the union to the size and so on. Just go to the site and click on the folder for any state. There are also maps and other tidbits of info you might enjoy. :)

State Info

Whoami

Saturday, February 02, 2002 - 09:28 am Click here to edit this post
Thank you Tess! Great resources!!

Juju2bigdog

Saturday, February 02, 2002 - 11:14 am Click here to edit this post
Good work, Tess!

Tess

Saturday, February 02, 2002 - 03:18 pm Click here to edit this post
You're welcome, Whoami. Couldn't sleep last night and as I'm an old geography major this gave me something very fun to do.

Juju, I learned how to do the search thing from a very clever dawg. :)