Tennessee - State Symbols

State Symbols

State symbols, found in Tennessee Code Annotated Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3, include:

  • State bird – "Northern Mockingbird"
  • State game bird – "Bobwhite Quail"
  • State wild animal – "Raccoon"
  • State sport fish – "Largemouth Bass"
  • State commercial fish – "Channel Catfish"
  • State horse – "Tennessee Walking Horse"
  • State insect – "Lightning Bug and the Lady Bug"
  • State cultivated flower – "Purple Iris"
  • State wild flower – "Passion Flower"
  • State tree – "Tulip Poplar"
  • State fruit – "Tomato"
  • State reptile – "Box turtle"
  • State rock – "Limestone"
  • State mineral - "Agate"
  • State gem - "Tennessee pearl"
  • State beverage - "Milk"
  • State insects - "Firefly, ladybug and the honeybee," the latter being the state's agricultural insect "in tribute to its fundamental role in the production of all crops."
  • State poem - "Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee" by Admiral William Lawrence.
  • State amphibian - "Cave salamander" (Gyrinophilus palleucus).

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