Welcome to Washington! (Continued below)
| Nicknames & Slogans | |||
| Nicknames | The Evergreen State, Chinook State | ||
| Symbols of State | |||
| Motto | Alki | 1893 | > |
| Song | Washington, My Home | 1959 | > |
| EcoSymbols | |||
| Flower | coast rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum) | 1959 | > |
| (former) | rhododendron (Rhododendron californicum) | 1949 | |
| Tree | western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) | 1947 | > |
| Grass | bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata) | 1989 | > |
| Fruit | apple (Malus) | 1989 | > |
| Vegetable | Walla Walla sweet onion (Allium cepa) | 2007 | > |
| Bird | willow goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) | 1951 | > |
| Endemic Mammal | Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) | 2009 | > |
| Marine Mammal | orca (Orcinus orca) | 2005 | > |
| Amphibian | Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla) | 2007 | > |
| Fish | steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) | 1969 | > |
| Insect | green darner dragonfly (Anax junius) | 1997 | > |
| Oyster | Ostrea lurida | 2014 | > |
| Gem | petrified wood | 1975 | > |
| Fossil † | Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) | 1998 | > |
| Soil | Tokul (unofficial)  |
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| Waterfall | Palouse Falls | 2014 | |
| Cultural Symbols | |||
| Ship | President Washington | 1983 | > |
| Tall Ship | Lady Washington | 2007 | > |
| Arboretum | Washington Park Arboretum (University of Washington, Seattle) | 1995 | > |
| Tartan | 1991 | > | |
| Dance | square dance  |
1979 | > |
| Folk Song | Roll on Columbia, Roll On | 1987 | > |
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