Melastoma malabathricum (Athirani) has been designated the official flower ... bird, Pachliopta pandiyana (Malabar rose) is the official butterfly. Hopea erosa (Theyyakam) is the official tree ...

These symbols include the state bird (cardinal), flower (dogwood), and tree (pine). The state also has official designations for a reptile, fish, insect, and even a dance. You may be familiar with ...

Some of these symbols are more in line with what you might imagine as symbols of a state; an official color, bird, tree, flower and other things you might already associate with N.C. However ...

It’s also the state bird for four other states: Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas ... Both the scrub jay and mockingbird were spotted on tree branches before flying off to avoid ...

Whether it's No Mow May or Let It Bloom June or Leave The Leaves, homeowners are finding more ways to adopt a low mow ...

A common backyard bird you will see this summer are blue jays. Although they are known for their aggressive bullying behavior ...

It’s also the state bird for four other states: Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas ... A scrub jay perches on a palm tree branch in Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, Fla., ...

The brood is mostly concentrated around Kentucky, Tennessee ... cicadas deposit their eggs in small tree branches. Otherwise, ...

The American Civil Liberties Union, whose legal challenge against Tennessee’s ban on gender ... home state and filled it with their state bird, tree and flower, plus symbols like pitchforks ...

We're something of an expert in the art of reconnecting with the outdoors. Here’s our ultimate guide to what the chronically ...

Quilts - some sewn, some painted - were part of a 9,000-square-foot art installation that stretched across the National Mall on Saturday, its 258 panels stitching together a story of transgender pride ...