State Symbols

State Bird: Mockingbird

Coat of Arms:

State Flower and Tree: Magnolia

State Seal:

State Flag:

State Toy
On March 13, 2003, bill 834 was signed by the governor making the Teddy Bear the official state toy of Mississippi. The Teddy Bear came into being after a bear hunt in Onward, Mississippi, that President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt attended.

Car Tag:

Click on the car tag if you would like to order a sample tag.

State Beverage: Milk

State Butterfly: Spicebush Swallowtail

State Dance: Square Dance

State Fish: Largemouth or Black Bass (Micropters salmoides)

State Fossil: The Prehistoric Whale

State Insect: Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

State Land Mammal: Whitetailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

State Reptile: Alligator

State Shell: Oyster Shell (Crassostrea virginica)

State Song: GO MISSISSIPPI, written by Houston Davis

State Stone: Petrified Wood

State Water Fowl: Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)

State Water Mammal: Bottlenosed Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)

State Wildflower: Coriopsis