List of Montana state symbols
Location of Montana in the United States
The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Montana.
State symbols
The flag of Montana
- Montana state ballad: "Montana Melody"[1]
- Montana state bird: western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
- Montana state butterfly: mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
- Montana state fish: westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi)
- Montana state flag: flag of Montana
- Montana state flower: bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva)
- Montana state fossil: duck-billed dinosaur (Maiasaura peeblesorum)
- Montana state gems: sapphire and agate
- Montana state grass: bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum)
- Montana state mammal: grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)
- Montana state motto: Oro y Plata (Spanish for Gold and Silver)[2]
- Montana state nickname: Treasure State
- Montana state seal: Great Seal of the State of Montana
- Montana state slogan: Big Sky Country
- Montana state soil: Scobey (soil)
- Montana state song: "Montana"[3]
- Montana state tree: ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)
See also
References
- ↑ "Montana State Ballad, Montana Meloday, by Carleen Harvey and LeGrande Harvey from NETSTATE.COM". Netstate.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ↑ "About the State Seal, Montana Secretary of State's Website". Web.archive.org. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ↑ "AN ACT DESIGNATING THE SCOBEY SOIL SERIES AS MONTANA'S OFFICIAL STATE SOIL" (PDF). Leg.mt.gov. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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