Agriculture is the major industry in Mississippi. Cotton, soybeans and rice are the major agriculture products. Also grown are substantial quantities of corn for grain, rice, and sweet potatoes.
The crops that Mississippi grows to bring in most of their revenue include cotton and soybeans. Other crops that are grown in quantities are sweet potatoes, corn for grain and rice.
Magnolia is the official state flower for Mississippi.
Mississippi grows significant quantities of corn used for grain.
Cotton grows best in southern states such as Louisiana, Florida, and Mississippi.
There are different types of milkweed. Tropical milkweed grows in the south. Common milkweed grows in on the eastern side of the Mississippi River. There is western milkweed on the Pacific coast.
• Broiler (meat) chicken and soybeans are Mississippi's most valuable agricultural products. • Cotton is grown in the northwest part of the state, and the northeast part grows the majority of the cotton. • Cattle farms are common in all parts of Mississippi except the Mississippi Delta. • Mississippi ranks fourth nationally for the production of rice. The crop was valued at $178 million dollars in 2009.
East of the Mississippi River is the range of the Green Adder's Mouth (Malaxis unifolia).Specifically, the wild orchid ranges as far northeast as Maine. It may be found growing as far southeast as Florida. It grows northwestward across the Mississippi and into Minnesota. It extends southwestward across the Mississippi and into Texas.
Agriculture is the major industry in Mississippi. Cotton, soybeans and rice are the major agriculture products. Also grown are substantial quantities of corn for grain, rice, and sweet potatoes.
Spanish moss grows in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. Spanish moss also grows in the territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
East of the Mississippi River is the range of the Wood Orchid (Habenaria clavellata).Specifically, the wild orchid ranges as far northeastward as Maine. It may be found growing as far southeastward as Florida. It is found growing throughout the northeast, across the Mississippi and into Minnesota. It grows southwestward all the way to the Mississippi and then across it and into Texas.
East of the Mississippi River is the range of the Pride of the Peak's Orchid (Habenaria peramoena).Specifically, the wild orchid is found growing in southern New Jersey and western New York. It grows south to Mississippi. It extends westward to Missouri.
East of the Mississippi is the range of the Shining Ladies' Tresses Orchid (Spiranthes lucida).Specifically, the orchid grows as far north along the eastern coast of the United States of America as Maine. It grows as far south as western Virginia. Westward, the orchid's range stretches into Tennessee, Illinois, and Wisconsin. It even may be found on the other side of the Mississippi River, into Kansas.
East of the Mississippi River is the range of the Rose Pogonia Orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides).Specifically, the wild orchid ranges as far northeastward as Maine. It may be found growing as far southeastward as Florida. It grows northeastward from Kentucky all the way to the Mississippi River and into Minnesota. It can be found in Missouri.
East of the Mississippi River is the range of the Green Woodland Orchid (Habenaria clavellata).Specifically, the wild orchid ranges as far northeastward as Maine. It may be found growing as far southeastward as Florida. It is found growing throughout the northeast, across the Mississippi and into Minnesota. It grows southwestward all the way to the Mississippi and then across it and into Texas.