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South Carolina State Symbols

Plants & Animals

The State Amphibian: Spotted Salamander

Tom Tyning @ US Department of Transportation

The State Animal: Whitetail Deer

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The State Bird: Carolina Wren

The State Butterfly: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

The State Dog: Boykin Spaniel

The State Duck: Wood Duck

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The State Fish: Striped Bass

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

The State Game Bird: Wild Turkey

Gary M. Stolz, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bugwood.org

The State Heritage Horse: Marsh Tacky

Jackie McFadden/Carolina Marsh Tacky Association

The State Heritage Work Animal: Mule

Andrea Grosse, John P. Mosesso /life.nbii.gov

The State Insect: Carolina Mantid

Sturgis McKeever, Georgia Southern University, Bugwood.org

The State Marine Mammal: Bottlenose Dolphin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The State Migratory Marine Mammal: Northern Right Whale

NOAA Fisheries

The State Reptile: Loggerhead Turtle

Photographed in the vicinity of Georgetown, South Carolina. Image courtesy of NOAA.

The State Shell: Lettered Olive

Wikipedia-Lettered Olive

The State Spider: Carolina Wolf Spider

James O. Howell, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org

The State Flower: Yellow Jessamine

Clarence A. Rechenthin @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

The State Grass: Indian Grass

Jennifer Anderson @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

The State Tree: Palmetto Tree

The State Wildflower: Goldenrod

US Fish and Wildlife Service

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