• Read an Introduction to Colorado/ symbols.
• To learn more about a symbol, click its link in the left column (Designation) of the table below.
• To learn more about a symbol, click its link in the left column (Designation) of the table below.
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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 | ||
| Seal | 1877 | ||
| Nickname | Centennial State | ||
| Nickname | Colorful Colorado | ||
| Motto | Nil Sine Numine [(Latin...)] | 1861 | |
| Song | Where the Columbines Grow | 1915 | |
| Flower |
columbine | Aquilegia caerules | 1899 |
| Tree |
Colorado blue spruce | Picea pungens | 1939 |
| Grass | blue grama grass | Bouteloua gracilis | 1987 |
| Bird |
lark bunting | Calamospiza melanocorys | 1931 |
| Animal | Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep | Ovis canadensis | 1961 |
| Fish | greenback cutthroat trout | Oncorhynchus clarki somias | 1994 |
| Insect | Colorado hairstreak butterfly | Hypaurotis crysalus | 1996 |
| Fossil | Stegosaurus | Stegosaurus | 1982 |
| Gemstone | aquamarine | 1971 | |
| Mineral | rhodochrosite | 2002 | |
| Rock | Yule marble | 2004 | |
| Soil | Seitz | ||
| Folk Dance | square dance | 1992 | |
| Tartan | tartan | 1997 | |
| Language | English | 1988 | |
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