Most of the officially designated symbols of the state of California are found in sections 420–429.8 of the California Codes. [1]
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flag | The Flag of California | ||||
Seal | The Great Seal of the State of California | ||||
Motto | " Eureka" | 1963 | — | ||
Nicknames | Golden State | 1968 | — | ||
Song | " I Love You, California" | 1989 | — |
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amphibian |
California red-legged frog Rana draytonii |
2014 | [2] | ||
Animal |
California grizzly bear Ursus arctos californicus |
1958 | |||
Bat |
Pallid bat
Antrozous pallidus |
2024 | [3] | ||
Bird |
California quail Callipepla californica |
1931 | [4] | ||
Colors | Blue and gold | Blue represents the sky, and gold represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the state's hills. | 1951 | ||
Dance | West Coast Swing | 1988 | |||
Dinosaur | Augustynolophus | 2017 | |||
Fabric | Denim | 2016 | [5] | ||
Fife and drum band | California Consolidated Drum Band | 1997 | |||
Flower |
California poppy Eschscholzia californica |
1903 | |||
Folk dance | Square dance | 1988 | |||
Fossil |
Saber-toothed cat Smilodon californicus |
1973 | |||
Freshwater fish |
Golden trout Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita |
1947 | |||
Fruit |
Avocado Persea americana |
2013 | [6] | ||
Gemstone | Benitoite | 1985 | |||
Gold rush ghost town | Bodie | 2002 | |||
Grain | Rice | 2013 | [6] | ||
Grass |
Purple needlegrass Stipa pulchra (formerly Nassella pulchra) |
2004 | |||
Historical society | California Historical Society | 1979 | |||
Insect |
California dogface butterfly Colias eurydice |
1972 | |||
Lichen |
Lace lichen Ramalina menziesii |
2015 | |||
Marine fish |
Garibaldi Hypsypops rubicundus |
2002 | |||
Marine mammal |
Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus |
1975 | |||
Marine reptile |
Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea |
2012 | |||
Military museum | California State Military Museum | 2004 | |||
Mineral | Gold | 1965 | |||
Mushroom | California Golden Chanterelle | 2023 | [7] | ||
Nuts | Almond, Walnut, Pistachio, and Pecan | 2017 | [8] | ||
Outdoor play | The Ramona Pageant | 1993 | [9] | ||
Prehistoric artifact | Chipped Stone Bear | 1991 | [10] | ||
Reptile |
Desert tortoise Gopherus agassizi |
1972 | |||
Rock | Serpentine | 1965 | |||
Silver rush ghost town | Calico | 2005 | |||
Soil | San Joaquin | 1997 | |||
Sport | Surfing | 2018 | |||
Tall ship | Californian | 2003 | |||
Tartan | California state tartan | 2001 | |||
Theater | Pasadena Playhouse | 1937 | |||
Trees |
Coast redwood and
giant sequoia Sequoia sempervirens & Sequoiadendron giganteum |
1937 | |||
Vegetable |
Artichoke Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus |
2013 [6] | |||
Vietnam veterans memorial | California Vietnam Veterans Memorial | 2014 | [11] [12] |
Most of the officially designated symbols of the state of California are found in sections 420–429.8 of the California Codes. [1]
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flag | The Flag of California | ||||
Seal | The Great Seal of the State of California | ||||
Motto | " Eureka" | 1963 | — | ||
Nicknames | Golden State | 1968 | — | ||
Song | " I Love You, California" | 1989 | — |
Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amphibian |
California red-legged frog Rana draytonii |
2014 | [2] | ||
Animal |
California grizzly bear Ursus arctos californicus |
1958 | |||
Bat |
Pallid bat
Antrozous pallidus |
2024 | [3] | ||
Bird |
California quail Callipepla californica |
1931 | [4] | ||
Colors | Blue and gold | Blue represents the sky, and gold represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the state's hills. | 1951 | ||
Dance | West Coast Swing | 1988 | |||
Dinosaur | Augustynolophus | 2017 | |||
Fabric | Denim | 2016 | [5] | ||
Fife and drum band | California Consolidated Drum Band | 1997 | |||
Flower |
California poppy Eschscholzia californica |
1903 | |||
Folk dance | Square dance | 1988 | |||
Fossil |
Saber-toothed cat Smilodon californicus |
1973 | |||
Freshwater fish |
Golden trout Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita |
1947 | |||
Fruit |
Avocado Persea americana |
2013 | [6] | ||
Gemstone | Benitoite | 1985 | |||
Gold rush ghost town | Bodie | 2002 | |||
Grain | Rice | 2013 | [6] | ||
Grass |
Purple needlegrass Stipa pulchra (formerly Nassella pulchra) |
2004 | |||
Historical society | California Historical Society | 1979 | |||
Insect |
California dogface butterfly Colias eurydice |
1972 | |||
Lichen |
Lace lichen Ramalina menziesii |
2015 | |||
Marine fish |
Garibaldi Hypsypops rubicundus |
2002 | |||
Marine mammal |
Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus |
1975 | |||
Marine reptile |
Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea |
2012 | |||
Military museum | California State Military Museum | 2004 | |||
Mineral | Gold | 1965 | |||
Mushroom | California Golden Chanterelle | 2023 | [7] | ||
Nuts | Almond, Walnut, Pistachio, and Pecan | 2017 | [8] | ||
Outdoor play | The Ramona Pageant | 1993 | [9] | ||
Prehistoric artifact | Chipped Stone Bear | 1991 | [10] | ||
Reptile |
Desert tortoise Gopherus agassizi |
1972 | |||
Rock | Serpentine | 1965 | |||
Silver rush ghost town | Calico | 2005 | |||
Soil | San Joaquin | 1997 | |||
Sport | Surfing | 2018 | |||
Tall ship | Californian | 2003 | |||
Tartan | California state tartan | 2001 | |||
Theater | Pasadena Playhouse | 1937 | |||
Trees |
Coast redwood and
giant sequoia Sequoia sempervirens & Sequoiadendron giganteum |
1937 | |||
Vegetable |
Artichoke Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus |
2013 [6] | |||
Vietnam veterans memorial | California Vietnam Veterans Memorial | 2014 | [11] [12] |