List of Nevada state symbols
This is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Nevada. The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Nevada Legislature and signed into law by the governor.
Location of the state of Nevada in the United States of America
Miscellaneous
| Type | Symbol | Year | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag | State seal on a blue background | 1929 |  |
| Motto | All for our country | 1886 | |
| Nicknames | Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State | n/a | |
| Seal | The Seal of Nevada | 1886 |  |
| Song | Home Means Nevada | 1933 | |
| Steam locomotive | Nevada Northern Railway #40 | 2009 |  |
Flora
| Type | Symbol | Year | [1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower | Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) |
1917 |  |
| Tree | Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) |
1953 |  |
Fauna
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird | Mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) |
1967 |  |
| Animal | Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) |
1973 |  |
| Fish | Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncoryhnchus clarki henshawi) |
 | |
| Fossil | Ichthyosaur (Shonisaurus popularis)[2][3] |  | |
| Reptile | Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) |
1989 |  |
| Insect |
Vivid Dancer Damselfly (Argia vivida)[4] |
2009 |  |
See also
- List of Nevada-related topics
- Lists of United States state insignia
- State of Nevada
References
- bristlecone pine
- https://statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/nevada/state-dinosaur-fossil/ichthyosaur
- http://www.ereferencedesk.com/resources/state-fossil/nevada.html
- www.n-state.com, NSTATE, LLC. "Nevada State Insect, Vivid Dancer Damselfly, (Argia vivida) from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
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