Welcome to Colorado! (Continued below)
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| Nicknames & Slogans | |||
| Nicknames | Centennial State, Colorful Colorado | ||
| Symbols of State | |||
| Motto | Nil Sine Numine | 1861 | > |
| Song | Where the Columbines Grow | 1915 | > |
| EcoSymbols | |||
| 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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