USA Tennessee State Symbols - Emblems

Tennessee (TN) 

Designation Symbol / Emblem
Agricultural Insect honeybee - Apis mallifera
Agate cryptocrystalline quartz
Amphibian Tennessee Cave Salamander, Gyrino-philu palleucus
Bird Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos
Butterfly Zebra Swallowtail, Eurytides marcellus
Fish Largemouth Bass, largemouth Micropterus salmoides
commercial fish Channel Catfish, Ictalurus lacustris
Flag Adopted in 1905
Flower Iris, genus Iridaceae
Fruit Tomato, scientifically known as the Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Game Bird Bobwhite Quail, genus Colinus virginianus
Gem Tennessee River Pearls
Horse Tennessee Walking Horse
Insects Firefly, or lightning bug beetle
Insects Ladybeetle, more commonly known as the ladybug or ladybird beetle
Quarter Tennessee Quarter
Reptile Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina,
Rocks limestone
State Seal The Roman numerals XVI signify that Tennessee was the 16th state to enter the Union.
Tree Tulip Poplar
Wildflower Passion Flower, genus Passiflora
Wild Animal Raccoon, Procynn lotor

 

 

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