Ginseng would become the state herb under legislation the Senate passed via voice today.

It would join a growing list of official state items, following legislation this session to make cheese the official state dairy. Wisconsin also has a state wildlife animal (the white-tailed deer), dance (the polka), fruit (the cranberry) and even a fossil (the trilobite, an ancient relative of the crab, lobsters and shrimp).

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