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Photo of man standing in cotton field.

Coreopsis flower in life position

(MISSA031147 ) The tickseed (Coreopsis) is a beautiful, vivid yellow color that grows in prairie regions. It can be up to 2 feet tall.

Southern Magnolia full tree image.

The fruit and seeds of a Southern Magnolia

(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".

The Largemouth Bass is the state Fish of Mississippi.

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.