List of Maine state symbols

This is a list of Maine state symbols in the United States.^[1] The symbols were recognized and signed into law by the Maine Legislature and governor of Maine and are officially listed in the Maine Laws in article 1, chapter 9.^[2]

The oldest symbols, the state flag and the state seal, were adopted in 1820,^[3] and the most recent additions to the list were, the state song of the 21st century, My Sweet Maine in 2021^[4] and the state butterfly, the pink-edged sulphur in 2023.^[5]

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Symbol	Name	Taxonomy	Adopted	Ref
State animal	Moose	Alces alces	1979	^[6]
State ballad	The Ballad of the 20th Maine^note		2019	^[4]
State berry	Blueberry	Vaccinium angustifolium	1991	^[7]
State beverage	Moxie		2005	^[8]
State bird	Black-capped chickadee	Poecile atricapillus	1927	^[9]
State butterfly	Pink-edged sulphur	Colias interior	2023	^[5]
State cat	Maine Coon		1985	^[10]
State crustacean	American Lobster	Homarus americanus	2016	^[11]
State dessert	Blueberry pie		2011	^[12]
State fish	Landlocked Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	1969	^[13]
State flag	Flag of Maine		1901	^[3]
State flower	White Pine Cone and Tassel	Pinus strobus (Linnaeus)	1895	^[14]
State fossil	''Pertica quadrifaria''	''Pertica quadrifaria''	1985	^[15]
State gemstone	Tourmaline	Ditrigonal pyramidal	1971	^[16]
State Herb	Wintergreen	Gaultheria procumbens	1999	^[17]
State insect	Honey bee	Apis mellifera	1975	^[18]
State march	The Dirigo March^note		2012	^[19]
State motto	Dirigo (I lead)		1820	^[3]
State Nickname	The Pine Tree State		1860	^[20]
State seal	Seal of Maine		1820	^[3]
State soil	Chesuncook		1999	^[21]
State song	The Maine song^note		1937	^[22]
State song of 21st century	My Sweet Maine^note		2021	^[23]
State treat	Whoopie pie		2011	^[24]
State sweetener	Maine Maple syrup		2015	^[25]
State tree	Eastern White Pine	Pinus strobus	1945	^[26]
State sailing vessel	Bowdoin		1986	^[27]

List of Maine state symbols

State symbols

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