Below is a list of organisms adopted as state symbols that don’t fit into any of our more popular categories.
| List of State Nicknames | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Species | Designation | |
| California | lace lichen (Ramalina menziesii) | Lichen | 2015 |
| Delaware | horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) | Marine Animal | 2002 |
| Hawaii | black coral (Antipathidae) | Gem | 1987 |
| Minnesota | morel (Morchella esculenta) | Mushroom | 1984 |
| Oregon | Pacific golden chanterelle (Cantharellus formosus) | Mushroom | 1999 |
| Microbe | Brewer’s Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) | 2013 | |
| South Carolina | Carolina wolf spider (Hogna carolinensis) | Spider | 2000 |
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