List of California state symbols
Official flag, motto, animals and so on
Most of the officially designated emblems of the state of California are found in sections 420–429.8 of the California Codes.[1]
Insignia
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flag | The Flag of California | ||||
Seal | The Great Seal of the State of California | ||||
Motto | "Eureka" | 1963 | — | ||
Nicknames | Golden State | 1968 | — | ||
Song | "I Love You, California" | 1989 | — |
State symbols
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amphibian | California red-legged frog Rana draytonii | 2014 | [2] | ||
Animal | California grizzly bear Ursus arctos californicus | 1958 | |||
Bat | Pallid bat Antrozous pallidus | 2024 | [3] | ||
Bird | California quail Callipepla californica | 1931 | [4] | ||
Colors | Blue and gold | Blue represents the sky, and gold represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the state's hills. | 1951 | ||
Dance | West Coast Swing | 1988 | |||
Dinosaur | Augustynolophus | 2017 | |||
Fabric | Denim | 2016 | [5] | ||
Fife and drum band | California Consolidated Drum Band | 1997 | |||
Flower | California poppy Eschscholzia californica | 1903 | |||
Folk dance | Square dance | 1988 | |||
Fossil | Saber-toothed cat Smilodon californicus | 1973 | |||
Freshwater fish | Golden trout Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita | 1947 | |||
Fruit | Avocado Persea americana | 2013 | [6] | ||
Gemstone | Benitoite | 1985 | |||
Gold rush ghost town | Bodie | 2002 | |||
Grain | Rice | 2013 | [6] | ||
Grass | Purple needlegrass Stipa pulchra (formerly Nassella pulchra) | 2004 | |||
Historical society | California Historical Society | 1979 | |||
Insect | California dogface butterfly Colias eurydice | 1972 | |||
Lichen | Lace lichen Ramalina menziesii | 2015 | |||
Marine fish | Garibaldi Hypsypops rubicundus | 2002 | |||
Marine mammal | Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus | 1975 | |||
Marine reptile | Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea | 2012 | |||
Military museum | California State Military Museum | 2004 | |||
Mineral | Gold | 1965 | |||
Mushroom | California Golden Chanterelle | 2023 | [7] | ||
Nuts | Almond, Walnut, Pistachio, and Pecan | 2017 | [8] | ||
Outdoor play | The Ramona Pageant | 1993 | [9] | ||
Prehistoric artifact | Chipped Stone Bear | 1991 | [10] | ||
Reptile | Desert tortoise Gopherus agassizi | 1972 | |||
Rock | Serpentine | 1965 | |||
Silver rush ghost town | Calico | 2005 | |||
Soil | San Joaquin | 1997 | |||
Sport | Surfing | 2018 | |||
Tall ship | Californian | 2003 | |||
Tartan | California state tartan | 2001 | |||
Theater | Pasadena Playhouse | 1937 | |||
Trees | Coast redwood and giant sequoia Sequoia sempervirens & Sequoiadendron giganteum | 1937 | |||
Vegetable | Artichoke Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | 2013[6] | |||
Vietnam veterans memorial | California Vietnam Veterans Memorial | 2014 | [11][12] |
See also
References
- ^ California Government Code, §§ 420-429.8
- ^ "Gov. Brown signs bills legalizing Bitcoins use, other legislation". Los Angeles Times. June 28, 2014.
- ^ "California SB732 | TrackBill". trackbill.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Iconic California: State Symbols that Represent California". California State Capitol Museum. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "Stuff jeans are made of honored by California Legislature". Sacramento Bee. September 1, 2016.
- ^ a b c "California State Foods Named By Gavin Newsom". Huffington Post. April 24, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ Stierch, Sarah (January 11, 2024). "Mendocino Flavors: California's new state mushroom, Good Food Award finalists, and more food and drink tidbits". The Mendocino Voice. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "State Symbols". State History. California Stale Library. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ "California Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 5". legainfo.ca.gov. 1993.
- ^ "California State Prehistoric Artifact: Chipped Stone Bear". parks.ca.gov/.
- ^ "Vietnam War Memorial". California State Capitol Museum. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "The California Vietnam Veterans Memorial". Vietnam Veteran.
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