What are your state symbols?

[finn's mom]

Here are mine! South Carolina

flower - yellow (or carolina) jessamine
mottoes - "prepared in mind (or soul) and resources" and "while i breathe, i hope"
nickname - palmetto state
song - carolina and carolina on my mind
tree - cabbage palmetto
gem - amethyst
stone - blue granite
grass - indian grass
dance - the shag!
american folk dance - the square dance
waltz - the richardson waltz
music - the spiritual
popular music - beach music
opera - porgy and bess
animal - whitetail deer
game bird - wild turkey
fish - striped bass
reptile - loggerhead turtle
insect - carolina mantid
butterfly - eastern tiger swallowtail
dog - boykin spaniel
bird - carolina wren
shell - lettered olive
amphibian - spotted salamander
spider - carolina wolf spider
fruit - peach
beverage - milk