State Symbols
Main article: List of New Jersey state symbols| State animal | Horse (Equus caballus) |
| State bird | American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) |
| State freshwater fish | Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) |
| State dance | Square dance |
| State insect | European honey bee (Apis mellifera) |
| State flower | Common meadow violet (Viola sororia) |
| State motto | "Liberty and Prosperity" |
| State song | None |
| State tree | Northern Red Oak (Quercus borealis maxima) (syn. Quercus rubra) |
| State dinosaur | Hadrosaurus foulkii |
| State soil | Downer |
| State color | Buff and Jersey Blue |
| State ship | A. J. Meerwald |
| State fruit | Northern highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) |
| State vegetable | Jersey tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) |
| State shell | Knobbed whelk (Busycon carica gmelin) |
| State memorial tree | Dogwood (Cornus Florida) |
| State slogan | Come See For Yourself |
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