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- Collection: Symbols of Our State
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State Beverage: Milk
(MAFES) Chocolate Milk Container from the Mississippi State University Dairy
State Soil: Natchez Silt Loam
(Dunn-Seiler Museum: Uncatalogued) This jar contains a sample of the Natchez Silt Loam soil.
State Soil: Natchez Silt Loam
Thick layers of silt from wind-blown glacial deposits, called loess, is the basis for our state soil. This map shows where the soil is found in Mississippi.
State Fish: Micropterus salmoides Large Mouth Bass
The Largemouth Bass is the state Fish of Mississippi.
State Fish: Micropterus salmoides Large Mouth Bass
(Wildlife and Fisheries Comparative Collection) This largemouth bass has been preserved in alcohol so that it can be used for research and education. Ths type of preservation is called a "wet specimen".
State Tree
The fruit and seeds of a Southern Magnolia
State Tree
Southern Magnolia full tree image.
State Wild Flower
(MISSA031147 ) The tickseed (Coreopsis) is a beautiful, vivid yellow color that grows in prairie regions. It can be up to 2 feet tall.
State Wild Flower
Coreopsis flower in life position
