California Symbols: A Complete Reference (GeoSymbols)

California






• Read an Introduction to California symbols.
• 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 1911
Great Seal 1849
Nickname The Golden State 1968
Motto Eureka  [(Greek...)] 1963
Song I Love You, California 1951
check mark (article available)Flower California poppy Eschscholzia californica 1903
check mark (article available)Tree coast redwood Sequoia sempervirens 1937
Tree giant sequoia Sequoia gigantea 1937
check mark (article available)Grass purple needlegrass Nassella pulchra 2004
check mark (article available)Bird California quail Callipepla californica 1931
Animal California grizzly bear Ursus arctos californicus 1953
Marine Mammal gray whale Eschrichtius robustus 1975
Reptile California desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii 1972
Fish golden trout Oncorhynchus aguabonita 1947
Marine Fish garibaldi Hypsypops rubicundus 1995
Insect California dogface butterfly Zerene eurydice 1972
Soil San Joaquin Soil 1997
Fossil saber-toothed cat Smilodon californicus 1973
Gemstone benitoite 1985
Mineral & Mineralogic Emb... gold 1965
Rock & Lithologic Emblem serpentine 1965
Fife and Drum Band California Consolidated Drum Band 1997
Folk Dance square dance 1988
Dance West Coast swing dance 1988
Theater Pasadena Playhouse 1937
Poets Laureate Charles B. Garrigus 1966
Poets Laureate (currently vacant) 2001
Military Museum California State Military Museum and Resource Center 2004
Gold Rush Ghost Town Bodie 2002
Colors blue and gold 1951
Tartan Pattern and colors based on the family tartan of naturalist John 2001
Tall Ship Californian 2003
Language English 1986
Prehistoric Artifact chipped stone bear 1991
Historical Society California Historical Society 1979

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