Alberta Symbols: A Complete Reference (GeoSymbols)

Alberta






• To learn more about a symbol, click its link in the left column (Designation) of the table below.
A check mark (check mark (article available)) indicates an article, with or without pictures, about that symbol. (However, many symbol pages without check marks nevertheless have a little text, pictures and/or links to related resources.)
Designation Symbol Scientific Name Year
Flag 1968
Arms 1980
Shield 1907
Nickname The Energy Province
Nickname The Sunshine Province
Nickname The Princess Province
Motto Fortis et Liber  [(Latin...)]
Flower wild prairie rose Rosa arkansana 1930
Tree lodgepole pine Pinus contorta 1984
Grass rough fescue Festuca campestris 2003
Bird great horned owl Bubo virginianus 1977
Mammal Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis 1989
beaver Castor canadensis
pronghorn Antilocapra americana
lion Panthera leo
Fish bull trout Salvelinus confluentus 1995
Stone petrified wood Plantae 1977
Colors blue and gold (or deep yellow) 1984

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