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What plant is Maine known for?
White Pine. Adopted by the Legislature of 1945.
What are the native flowers of Maine?
Native Perennials: Flowering Plants
| NAME | LIGHT | |
|---|---|---|
| Obedient plant | Physostegia virginiana | F,P,S |
| Solomon’s seal | Polygonatum pubescens | P,S |
| Bloodroot | Sanguinaria canadensis | P,S |
| New England aster | Symphyotrichum (Aster) novae-angliae | F,P |
What are some native plants and animals in Maine?
Sugar maple, yellow birch, aspen, and paper birch dominate the extensive stands of hardwoods. Among the fauna are deer, moose, black bears, foxes, lynx, hares, raccoons, coyotes, porcupines, fishers, and bobcats. Songbirds, lake birds, seabirds, and many game species abound throughout the state.
What herbs are native to Maine?
“Some very common plants in Maine that make wonderful ingredients in herbal teas include rose hips, white pine needles, winterberry, blueberry, elderberry [and] black birch. If you’re lucky, you can find St. John’s wort, burdock and yellow dock growing in disturbed lands.
What is Maine’s state bird flower?
| Maine | |
|---|---|
| Entered the Union: March 15, 1820 (23) | Capital: Augusta |
| State Tree: White Pine | State Bird: Chickadee |
| State Flower White Pine Cone & Tassel | State Animal: Moose |
| State Song: “State of Maine Song” | State Cat: Maine Coon Cat |
What are some plants in Maine?
Native Plant Profiles
- Alternate-leaved dogwood (Swida alternifolia)
- American honeysuckle (Lonicera canadensis)
- Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
- Eastern spicy-wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
- Aster, Blue Wood Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
- Beach Plum (Prunus maritima)
What plant zone is Maine?
Maine spans Plant Hardiness Zones 3-6. Each zone is based on the 30-year average of the single coldest temperature recorded each winter. Zone 3 is 10 degrees F colder than Zone 4, etc. In addition, each zone is split in half.
How many species of plants are in Maine?
2,100 plant species
There are currently approximately 2,100 plant species recorded from Maine. Approximately one third of those are not native. Of those plants that are not native, only a small fraction are considered invasive, but these have the potential to cause great harm to our landscape.
What is Maine’s animal?
Moose
Maine/State animal
What is Maine’s state fruit?
Blueberries
Wild for Blueberries. In far-flung fields and barrens, Maine’s official state fruit sits ripening in the sun, awaiting the rake. The wild blueberry, sometimes called the low-bush blueberry, is native to Maine and thrives in its glacier-churned soil and challenging seasons.