Geography of Nevada - State Symbols

State Symbols

  • State animal: Desert Bighorn Sheep
  • State artifact: Tule Duck Decoy
  • State bird: Mountain Bluebird
  • State colors: silver and blue
  • State fish: Lahontan cutthroat trout
  • State flower: Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)
  • State fossil: Ichthyosaur
  • State grass: Indian ricegrass
  • State march: "Silver State Fanfare" by Gerald Willis
  • State metal: Silver (Ag)
  • State mottos: "Battle Born" and "All For Our Country"
  • State precious gemstone: Virgin Valley black fire opal
  • State semiprecious gemstone: Nevada turquoise
  • State slogan: "The Battle Born State"
  • State song: "Home Means Nevada" by Bertha Raffetto
  • State reptile: Desert Tortoise
  • State rock: Sandstone
  • State soil: Orovada (soil) series
  • State tartan: A particular tartan designed for Nevada by Richard Zygmunt Pawlowski
  • State trees: Single-leaf Pinyon pine and Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva)

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