List of California state symbols
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Most of the officially designated emblems of the state of California are found in sections 420–429.8 of the California Codes.[1]
Insignia[edit]
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
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Flag | The Flag of California | ![]() | |||
Seal | The Great Seal of the State of California | ![]() | |||
Motto | "Eureka" | 1963 | — | ||
Nicknames | Golden State | 1968 | — | ||
Song | "I Love You, California" | 1989 | — |
State symbols[edit]
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amphibian | California red-legged frog Rana draytonii | 2014 | ![]() | [2] | |
Animal | California grizzly bear Ursus arctos californicus | 1958 | ![]() | ||
Bat | Pallid bat Antrozous pallidus | 2024 | ![]() | [3] | |
Bird | California quail Callipepla californica | 1931 | ![]() | [4] | |
Colors | Blue and gold | Blue represents the sky, and gold represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the state's hills. | 1951 | ![]() | |
Dance | West Coast Swing | 1988 | |||
Dinosaur | Augustynolophus | 2017 | ![]() | ||
Fabric | Denim | 2016 | ![]() | [5] | |
Fife and drum band | California Consolidated Drum Band | 1997 | |||
Flower | California poppy Eschscholzia californica | 1903 | ![]() | ||
Folk dance | Square dance | 1988 | ![]() | ||
Fossil | Saber-toothed cat Smilodon californicus | 1973 | ![]() | ||
Freshwater fish | Golden trout Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita | 1947 | ![]() | ||
Fruit | Avocado Persea americana | 2013 | [6] | ||
Gemstone | Benitoite | 1985 | ![]() | ||
Gold rush ghost town | Bodie | 2002 | |||
Grain | Rice | 2013 | ![]() | [6] | |
Grass | Purple needlegrass Stipa pulchra (formerly Nassella pulchra) | 2004 | ![]() | ||
Historical society | California Historical Society | 1979 | ![]() | ||
Insect | California dogface butterfly Colias eurydice | 1972 | ![]() | ||
Lichen | Lace lichen Ramalina menziesii | 2015 | ![]() | ||
Marine fish | Garibaldi Hypsypops rubicundus | 2002 | ![]() | ||
Marine mammal | Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus | 1975 | ![]() | ||
Marine reptile | Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea | 2012 | ![]() | ||
Military museum | California State Military Museum | 2004 | |||
Mineral | Gold | 1965 | ![]() | ||
Mushroom | California Golden Chanterelle | 2023 | ![]() | [7] | |
Nuts | Almond, Walnut, Pistachio, and Pecan | 2017 | ![]() | [8] | |
Outdoor play | The Ramona Pageant | 1993 | ![]() | [9] | |
Prehistoric artifact | Chipped Stone Bear | 1991 | [10] | ||
Reptile | Desert tortoise Gopherus agassizi | 1972 | ![]() | ||
Rock | Serpentine | 1965 | ![]() | ||
Silver rush ghost town | Calico | 2005 | ![]() | ||
Soil | San Joaquin | 1997 | ![]() | ||
Sport | Surfing | 2018 | ![]() | ||
Tall ship | Californian | 2003 | ![]() | ||
Tartan | California state tartan | 2001 | |||
Theater | Pasadena Playhouse | 1937 | ![]() | ||
Trees | Coast redwood and giant sequoia Sequoia sempervirens & Sequoiadendron giganteum | 1937 | ![]() | ||
Vegetable | Artichoke Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus | 2013[6] | ![]() | ||
Vietnam veterans memorial | California Vietnam Veterans Memorial | 2014 | [11][12] |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ California Government Code, §§ 420-429.8
- ^ "Gov. Brown signs bills legalizing Bitcoins use, other legislation". Los Angeles Times. June 28, 2014.
- ^ "California SB732 | TrackBill". trackbill.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Iconic California: State Symbols that Represent California". California State Capitol Museum. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "Stuff jeans are made of honored by California Legislature". Sacramento Bee. September 1, 2016.
- ^ a b c "California State Foods Named By Gavin Newsom". Huffington Post. April 24, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ Stierch, Sarah (January 11, 2024). "Mendocino Flavors: California's new state mushroom, Good Food Award finalists, and more food and drink tidbits". The Mendocino Voice. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "State Symbols". State History. California Stale Library. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ "California Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 5". legainfo.ca.gov. 1993.
- ^ "California State Prehistoric Artifact: Chipped Stone Bear". parks.ca.gov/.
- ^ "Vietnam War Memorial". California State Capitol Museum. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "The California Vietnam Veterans Memorial". Vietnam Veteran.