Colorado state symbols | |
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The Flag of Colorado
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The Seal of Colorado
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Living insignia | |
Amphibian |
Western tiger salamander Ambystoma mavortium |
Bird |
Lark bunting Calamospiza melanocoryus |
Cactus |
Claret cup cactus Echinocereus triglochidiatus |
Fish |
Greenback cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki somias |
Flower |
Rocky Mountain columbine Aquilegia coerulea |
Grass |
Blue grama grass Bouteloua gracilis |
Insect |
Colorado hairstreak butterfly Hypaurotis cysaluswas |
Mammal |
Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis |
Pet |
Colorado shelter pets Canis lupus familiaris and Felis catus |
Reptile |
Western painted turtle Chrysemys picta bellii |
Tree |
Colorado blue spruce Picea pungens |
Inanimate insignia | |
Folk dance |
Square dance Chorea quadra |
Fossil |
Stegosaurus Stegosaurus armatus |
Gemstone | Aquamarine |
Mineral | Rhodochrosite |
Motto |
Nil sine numine (Latin: Nothing without providence) |
Nickname | The Centennial State |
Rock | Yule Marble |
Ship | USS Colorado (SSN-788) |
Slogan | Colorful Colorado |
Soil | Seitz |
Song | "Where the Columbines Grow" (1915) and "Rocky Mountain High" (secondary song added 2007) |
Sport | Pack burro racing |
Tartan | Colorado State Tartan |
State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 2006
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Lists of United States state symbols |
source: Wikipedia