Politics of Iowa - State Symbols

State Symbols

  • Nickname: The Hawkeye State
  • Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
  • Flower: Wild Rose
  • Grass: Bluebunch Wheatgrass
  • Tree: Oak
  • Motto: "Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain."
  • Rock: Geode

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