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Stamp depicting Minnesota’s state flower and bird
Picture of Minnesota’s state flag
Picture of Minnesota’s state seal

• Read an Introduction to Minnesota 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 1957
Flag 1894
Seal 1849
Nickname North Star State
Nickname Land of 10,000 Lakes
Nickname Gopher State
Nickname Bread and Butter State
Motto L’Etoile du Nord  [(French...)]
Song Hail! Minnesota! 1945
check mark (article available)Flower pink and white lady slipper Cypripedium reginae 1902
check mark (article available)Tree red or Norway pine Pinus resinosa 1953
Grain wild rice Zizania palustris 1977
Berry blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium 1988
Mushroom morel Morchella esculenta 1984
check mark (article available)Bird common loon Gavia immer 1961
Fish walleye Sander vitreus 1965
Butterfly monarch Danaus plexippus 2000
Soil Lester
Gemstone Lake Superior agate 1969
Photograph Grace 2002
Beverage milk 1984
Comments
• mammal
• fossil
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