Welcome to Colorado! (Continued below)
Nicknames & Slogans | |||
Nicknames | Centennial State, Colorful Colorado | ||
Symbols of State | |||
Motto | Nil Sine Numine | 1861 | > |
Song | Where the Columbines Grow | 1915 | > |
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Flower | columbine (Aquilegia caerulea) | 1899 | > |
Tree | Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens) | 1939 | > |
Grass | blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis) | 1987 | > |
Cactus | Claret cup cactus (Echinocereus triglochidiatus) | 2014 | > |
Bird | lark bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) | 1931 | > |
Animal | Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) | 1961 | > |
Reptile | western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) | 2008 | > |
Amphibian | western tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) | 2012 | > |
Fish | greenback cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii somias) | 1994 | > |
Insect | Colorado hairstreak butterfly (Hypaurotis crysalus) | 1996 | > |
Mineral | rhodochrosite | 2002 | > |
Gemstone | aquamarine | 1971 | > |
Rock | Yule marble | 2004 | > |
Fossil † | Stegosaurus | 1982 | > |
Soil | Seitz (unofficial) ![]() |
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Cultural Symbols | |||
Tartan | 1997 | > | |
Pets | rescue dogs and cats | 2013 | > |
Summer Heritage Sport | pack burro racing | 2012 | > |
Winter Recreational Sports | Snowboarding and Skiing | 2008 | > |
Museum | Air and Space Museum | 1997 | > |
Folk Dance | square dance ![]() |
1992 | > |
Song | Rocky Mountain High | 2007 | > |
Language | English ![]() |
1988 | > |
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