Washington Botanical and Garden Symbols

Washington State FlowerThe coastal rhododendron is Washington’s state flower. This wonderful page has great trivia on both Washington and it’s well-loved state flower.Source: The Flower Expert Washington State GrassWashington’s state grass is bluebunch wheatgrass. Check out some great photos, and learn a little about the symbol’s adoption on this page.Source: Barb Bentler Ullman...

West Virginia Botanical and Garden Symbols

West Virginia State FlowerThis wonderful page on the West Virginia’s state flower has great trivia about both West Virginia and its state flower. Source: The Flower Expert West Virginia State Soil - (Adobe Acrobat Required)The Monongahela soil series is West Virginia’s official state soil. Learn about its significance in West Virginia, and see a breakdown of the soil composition. Source: National...

Wisconsin Botanical and Garden Symbols

Wisconsin State FlowerWisconsin’s state flower is the beautiful and delicate wood violet. This page has lots of great trivia on the wood violet and the state of Wisconsin so check it out.Source: The Flower Expert Wisconsin State GrainWisconsin’s state grain is corn. This great corn website has all sorts of fascinating corn trivia so check it out.Source: Camp Silos Wisconsin State Soil - (Adobe...

Wyoming Botanical and Garden Symbols

Wyoming State Flower-The bright red Indian paintbrush is Wyoming’s state flower. This helpful site has wonderful trivia and facts about Wyoming as well as it’s state flower the Indian paintbrush. Check out this great page.Source: The Flower Expert Wyoming State Flower (Coloring Page)-This beautiful coloring page would make a wonderful addition to any state report. Because the shading is already...

Wyoming Geological and Archeological Symbols

Wyoming State DinosaurWyoming had adopted the triceratops as its state dinosaur. Did you know though, that when they found the first triceratops they thought it was a type of buffalo? Find out more interesting tidbits on this great site.Source: State Fossils Wyoming State FossilWyoming’s state fossil is called a Knightia, and it’s a small type of fish from the Eocene Epoch. You can learn all about...

Wisconsin Geological and Archaelogical Symbols

Wisconsin State FossilWisconsin’s state fossil is the trilobite. Find out what a trilobite is, when it lived, and what it took to get this fossil elected as a Wisconsin state symbol.Source: State Fossils Wisconsin State MineralFind out why galena is important, and why Wisconsin chose it to be the state mineral.Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wisconsin State MineralThis page has great...

Washington Geological and Archaelogical Symbols

Washington State GemWashington’s state gem isn’t a a gem at all. Check out this great page on petrified wood.Source: State Fossils Washington State FossilWashington’s state fossil is the Columbian Mammoth. These prehistoric cousins of the elephant stood 11 feet high, and sometimes weighed as much as ten tons. Check out this page and more on these prehistoric residents of Washington...

Virginia Geological and Archaeological Symbols

Virginia State FossilVirginia’s state fossil Chesapecten jeffersonius is a scallop from the late Miocene and early Pliocene epochs. Find out a little more about this fossil and its adoption here.Source: State Fossils Virginia State Fossil (More)Check out a little bit more about Jefferson’s Chesapeake Scallop on this helpful page. You can learn what distinguishes this shell from other scallops.Source:...

Vermont Geological and Archaeological Symbols

Vermont State FossilVermont adopted the white whale as its state fossil. Did you know that Vermont’s state fossil is the only one belonging to a genus and species that is still living today? Find at more information about this fascinating state symbol here!Source: State Fossils Vermont State GemVermont’s state gem is the garnet, more specifically the grossular garnet. Check out this page on...

Utah Geological and Archaeological Symbols

Utah State FossilThe Utah state fossil is the Allosaurus. Check out information on Utah’s allosaurus fossils and how this fossil was chosen to be a state symbol.Source: State Fossils Utah State GemThis great article has all sorts of information on the state gem, the topaz. Find out about the topaz’s adoption as a state symbol and learn all about Utah’s topaz.Source: Public Pioneer –...