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The table provides a list of the presidents of the United States.
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The table provides a list of state nicknames and symbols.
| State nicknames and symbols | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Species not designated. | |||||
| 2 Game bird; some states have also designated a representative game bird. | |||||
| 3 Waterfowl; some states have also designated a representative waterfowl. | |||||
| 4 Raptor; Idaho has designated a state raptor. | |||||
| 5 Wildflower; some states have designated representative wildflowers, particularly when the official state flower is a cultivated or nonnative variety. | |||||
| state | state tree | state bird | state flower | state nickname(s) | motto |
| United States | -- | bald eagle | rose 1 | -- | In God We Trust |
| Alabama | southern longleaf pine | yellowhammer; wild turkey 2 | common camellia; oak-leaf hydrangea 5 | 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 | pine 1 | 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 falcon 4 | Lewis's mock orange ('Syringa') | Gem State | Esto Perpetua (Let It Be Perpetual) |
| Illinois | white oak | northern cardinal | violet 1 | Prairie State; Land of Lincoln | State Sovereignty, National Union |
| Indiana | tulip tree (yellow poplar) | northern cardinal | peony 1 | Hoosier State | Crossroads of America |
| Iowa | oak 1 | 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 | goldenrod 1 | Bluegrass State | United We Stand, Divided We Fall |
| Louisiana | bald cypress | eastern brown pelican | southern magnolia; Louisiana iris 5 | 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 turkey 2 | 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 iris 5 | 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 duck 3 | southern magnolia | Magnolia State | Virtute et Armis (By Valor and Arms) |
| Missouri | flowering dogwood | eastern bluebird | hawthorn blossom 1 | 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 slipper 5 | 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 flower 1 | Land of Enchantment | Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes) |
| New York | sugar maple | eastern bluebird | rose 1 | Empire State | Excelsior (Ever Upward) |
| North Carolina | pine 1 | 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 trillium 5 | Buckeye State | With God, All Things Are Possible |
| Oklahoma | eastern redbud | scissor-tailed flycatcher; wild turkey 2 | Oklahoma hybrid rose; American mistletoe; Indian blanket 5 | 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 turkey 2 ; wood duck 3 | yellow jessamine; Canada goldenrod 5 | 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 quail 2 | iris 1 ; purple passionflower 5 | Volunteer State | Agriculture and Commerce |
| Texas | pecan | northern mockingbird | bluebonnet 1 | 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 |
