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This category includes the native flora of Ontario, in Eastern Canada. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. For the purposes of this category, "Ontario" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. That is, the geographic region is defined by its ...
Atlantic puffin (provincial bird) Willow ptarmigan Rock ptarmigan (game bird) Woodland caribou (Newfoundland regimental mascot) Newfoundland pony (heritage animal) – Purple pitcher plant: Black spruce: Labradorite: Quaerite primum regnum dei (seek ye first the kingdom of God) Anthem: "Ode to Newfoundland", Newfoundland Tricolour, Labrador flag
The Order of Ontario is the province's highest honour that it can bestow on an individual. The order was created in 1986 with its first appointments made in 1987. [21] Provincial licence plate slogan Yours to Discover or tant à découvrir: Sample Ontario license plate Sample Ontario license plate: 1982–2020 2020–present [22]
The northern cardinal is the state bird of seven states, followed by the western meadowlark as the state bird of six states. The District of Columbia designated a district bird in 1938. [ 4 ] Of the five inhabited territories of the United States , American Samoa and Puerto Rico are the only ones without territorial birds.
Red Pine, Minnesota's state tree. Baltimore Oriole, Maryland's state bird. File:Lewisia rediviva pursch.jpg Bitterroot, Montana's state flower. Cottonwood, Kansas's and Nebraska's state tree. Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, Oklahoma's state bird. File:Jessamine9493.JPG Yellow Jessamine, South Carolina's state flower. Pecan, Texas' state tree. Hermit ...
The common loon is the official provincial bird of Ontario. This list of birds of Ontario includes all the bird species recorded in the Canadian province of Ontario as determined by the Ontario Bird Records Committee (OBRC). As of August 2024 there were 511 species on this list, 291 of which are known to breed in the province. [1] [2] Ontario ...
This designation was made in 1933 by the state legislature. Although the law does not specifically define a type of iris, it is generally accepted that the purple iris is the state flower. [10] The blue flag has been the provincial flower of Quebec since 1999, having replaced the Madonna lily which is not native to the province. [11] [12]
Its rim is studded with the provincial gemstone , and the coronet is topped with three red maple leaves (symbolizing Canada) and two white trilliums (the flower of Ontario). Shield. The shield of arms consists of two crossed maces, joined by the shield of arms of Ontario, on a field of green with a gold rim.