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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