Welcome to Idaho! (Continued below)
Nicknames & Slogans | |||
Nicknames | The Gem State, Gem of the Mountains, Land of Famous Potatoes | ||
Symbols of State | |||
Motto | Esto Perpetua | 1891 | > |
Song | Here We Have Idaho | 1931 | > |
EcoSymbols | |||
Flower | Syringa (Philadelphus lewisii) | 1931 | > |
Tree | western white pine (Pinus monticola) | 1935 | > |
Fruit | huckleberry (Vaccinium) | 2000 | > |
Vegetable | potato (Solanum tuberosum) | 2002 | > |
Bird | mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) | 1931 | > |
Raptor | peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 2004 | > |
Horse | Appaloosa (Equus caballus) | 1975 | > |
Amphibian | Idaho giant salamander (Dicamptodon aterrimus) | 2015 | > |
Fish | cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) | 1990 | > |
Insect | monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) | 1992 | > |
Gem Stone | Idaho star garnet | 1967 | > |
Fossil † | Hagerman horse (Equus simplicidens) | 1988 | > |
Soil | Thrreebear (unofficial) ![]() |
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Cultural Symbols | |||
American Folk Dance of Idaho | square dance ![]() |
1989 | > |
Writer-in-Residence | (various) | 1923 | > |
Language | English ![]() |
2007 | > |
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