NICKNAME                  FLOWER           BIRD
                                                            
 AL  Yellowhammer State        Camellia         Yellowhammer
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 AK  The Last Frontier         Forget-me-not    Willow ptarmigan
     Land of the Midnight Sun 
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 AZ  Grand Canyon State        Flower of        Cactus wren
                               saguaro cactus
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 AR  Land of Opportunity       Apple Blossom    Mockingbird
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 CA  Golden State              Golden poppy     California valley quail
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 CO  Centennial State          Rocky Mountain   Lark bunting
                               columbine
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 CT  Nutmeg State              Mountain Laurel  American Robin
     Constitution State        

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 DE  Diamond State             Peach Blossom    Blue Hen chicken 
     First State                             
     Small Wonder                               
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 FL  Sunshine State            Orange blossom   Mockingbird
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 GA  Peach State               Cherokee rose    Brown thrasher
     Empire State of the South 
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 HI  Aloha State               Hibiscus         Nene (hawaiian
                                                goose)
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 ID  Gem State                 Syringa          Mountain bluebird
     Spud State
     Panhandle State 
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 IL  Prairie State             Violet           Cardinal
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 IN  Hoosier State             Peony            Cardinal
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 IA  Hawkeye State             Wild rose        Eastern goldfinch
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 KS  Sunflower State           Sunflower        Western meadowlark
     Jayhawk State 
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 KY  Bluegrass State           Goldenrod        Kentucky cardinal
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 LA  Pelican State             Magnolia         Pelican
     Sportsman's Paradise
     Creole State
     Sugar State
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 ME  Pine Tree State           White pine cone  Chickadee
                               and tassel                                 
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 MD  Free State                Black-eyed       Baltimore oriole
     Old Line State            susan
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 MA  Bay State                 Mayflower        Chickadee
     Old Colony State
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 MI  Wolverine State           Apple blossom    Robin
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 MN  North Star State          Showy lady       Common loon (also called 
     Land of 10,000 Lakes      slipper          Great Northern Diver)
     Gopher State      
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 MS  Magnolia State            Magnolia or      Mockingbird
                               evergreen
                               magnolia
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 MO  Show-me State             floral emblem,   Bluebird
                               Hawthorn                                 
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 MT  Treasure State            Bitterroot       Western meadowlark
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 NE  Cornhusker State          Goldenrod        Western meadowlark
     Beef State 
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 NV  Sagebrush State           Sagebrush        Mountain bluebird
     Silver State 
     Battle Born State                                         
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 NH  Granite State             Purple lilac     Purple finch
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 NJ  Garden State              Purple violet    Eastern goldfinch
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 NM  Land of Enchantment       Yucca            Roadrunner
     Sunshine State
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 NY  Empire State              Rose             Bluebird
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 NC  Tar Heel State            Dogwood          Cardinal
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 ND  SiouxState                Wild prairie     Western meadowlark 
     Flickertail State         rose 
     PeaceGarden State                                        
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 OH  Buckeye State             Scarlet          Cardinal
                               carnation
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 OK  Sooner State              Mistletoe        Scissor-tailed
                                                flycatcher 
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 OR  Beaver State              Oregon grape     Western meadowlark
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 PA  Keystone State            Mountain laurel  Ruffed grouse
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 RI  The Ocean State           Violet           Rhode Island Red
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 SC  Palmetto State            Carolina yellow  Carolina wren
                               jessamine
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 SD  Mount Rushmore State      American         Ring-necked
     Coyote State              pasqueflower     pheasant
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 TN  Volunteer State           Iris             Mockingbird
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 TX  Lone Star State           Bluebonnet       Mockingbird
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 UT  Beehive State             Sego lily        California gull
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 VT  Green Mountain State      Red Clover       Hermit thrush
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 VA  The Old Dominion          American         Cardinal
     Mother of Presidents      dogwood
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 WA  Evergreen State           Coast            Willow goldfinch
     Chinook State             Rhododendron
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 WV  Mountain State            Rhododendron     Cardinal
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 WI  Badger State              Wood violet      Robin
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 WY  Equality State            Indian           Meadowlark
                               paintbrush                             
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     SONG                      TREE             FISH
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 AL  Alabama                   Southern pine    Tarpon (salt water)
                               (longleaf)       Largemouth bass (fresh water)
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 AK  Alaska's Flag             Sitka spruce     King salmon
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 AZ  Arizona March Song        Palo Verde       Arizona trout
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 AR  Arkansas                  Pine
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 CA  I Love You, California    California       California golden trout
                               redwood
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 CO  WhereTheColumbinesGrow    Colorado blue spruce
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 CT  Yankee Doodle             White Oak  
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 DE  Our Delaware              American holly   Weakfish, Cynoscion regalis
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 FL  Old Folks At Home         Sabal Palmetto Palm
     Swannee River
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 GA  Georgia on My Mind        Live oak
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 HI  Hawaii Ponoi              Kukui (Candlenut)
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 ID  Here We Have Idaho        White pinehorse, Cutthroat trout 
                               Appaloosa
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 IL  Illinois                  White oak        Bluegill
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 IN  On the Banks of the       Tulip tree
     Wabash, Far Away
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 IA  Song of Iowa              Tulip tree
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 KS  Home on Range             Cottonwood 
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 KY  My Old Kentucky Home      Tulip poplar
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 LA  Give Me Louisiana         Bald cypress
     You Are My Sunshine 
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 ME  State of Maine Song       White pine tree  Landlocked salmon 
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 MD  Maryland! My Maryland!    White oak        Rockfish
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 MA  All Hail To Massachusetts American elm 
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 MI  Michigan, My Michigan     White pine       Trout & Brook trout 
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 MN  Hail Minnesota            Red (or          Walleye 
                               Norway) pine 
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 MS  Go, Mississippi           Magnolia         Largemouth or black bass  
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 MO  Missouri Waltz            Flowering dogwood  
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 MT  Montana                   Ponderosa pine 
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 NE  Beautiful Nebraska        Cottonwood
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 NV  Home Means Nevada         Single-leaf      Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
                               pinon & Bristlecone pine
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 NH  Old New Hampshire &       White birch
     New Hampshire,  
     My New Hampshire                              
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 NJ                            Red oak          Brook trout  
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 NM  Fair New Mexico           Pinon            Cutthroat trout
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 NY  I Love New York           Sugar maple      Brook trout
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 NC  The Old North State       Pine
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 ND  North Dakota Hymn         American elm     Northern Pike
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 OH  Beautiful Ohio            Buckeye
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 OK  Oklahoma                  Redbud           White or Sand Bass
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 OR  Oregon, My Oregon         Douglas fir      Chinook salmon 
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 PA  Pennsylvania              Hemlock
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 RI  Rhode Island              Red Maple 
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 SC  Carolina                  Palmetto tree
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 SD  Hail! South Dakota        Black Hills      Walleye 
                               spruce  
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 TN  Tennessee Waltz           Tulip poplar
     My Homeland,Tennessee
     When It's Iris Time in Tennessee 
     My Tennessee Rocky Top
     Tennessee 
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 TX  Texas, Our Texas           Pecan           Guadalupe bass
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 UT  Utah, We Love Thee         Blue spruce     Rainbow trout
                                                Bonneville cutthroat trout
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 VT  Hail, Vermont!             Sugar maple
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 VA  Carry Me Back To           Dogwood
     Old Virginia 
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 WA  Washington, My Home        Western         Steelhead trout 
                                hemlock
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 WV  West Virginia,             Sugar maple
     My Home Sweet Home;    
     The West Virginia Hills;
     This Is My West Virginia 
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 WI  On Wisconsin               Sugar Maple      Musky (Muskellunge)
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 WY  Wyoming                    Cottonwood 
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