State Bird:    Bluebird  These are one of the relatively few thrush  to be restricted to the Americas.

State Flower:Hawthorn  Hawthorn translated into "thorny hedge"is a member of the rose family.

Hawthorne flower tea is a safe diuretic. Hawthorne flowers are edible and make an attractive addition to salads and other dishes. 

Hawthorn Berry                                                            

                                                                                                   The Hawthorn Flower
 

  You can make jellies and fruit sauces from the berries, just make sure you strain the sauce.

Hawthorne berries contain their own pectin so the sauce or jelly will thicken nicely.

   Our state nickname is the  "Show-me State' Because of our common sense attitude about life.

State Song: Missouri Waltz             

State Quarter:   Shows the Arch, and Lewis and Clark                                               

State Tree:   Dogwood               

 This tree has white flowers in the Spring and red berries in the Winter.

   811 miles

Some of the rivers in Missouri are The Mississippi, Missouri, Meramec, Current, and the  Cuiver River.