List of Nevada state symbols explained

This is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Nevada. The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Nevada Legislature and signed into law by the governor.

Insignia

TypeSymbolYearImages
FlagState seal on a blue background1929
MottoAll for our country1886
NicknamesSilver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush Staten/a
SealThe Seal of Nevada1886
SongHome Means Nevada1933
Steam locomotiveNevada Northern Railway #402009

Flora

TypeSymbolYear[1]
FlowerSagebrush
(Artemisia tridentata)
1917
TreeGreat Basin Bristlecone pine
(Pinus longaeva)
1987
Single-leaf PiƱon
(Pinus monophylla)
1959
GrassIndian ricegrass
(Eriocoma hymenoides)
1977

Fauna

TypeSymbolYearImage
BirdMountain bluebird
(Sialia currucoides)
1967
AnimalDesert bighorn sheep
(Ovis canadensis nelsoni)
1973
FishLahontan cutthroat trout
(Oncoryhnchus clarki henshawi)
1981
FossilIchthyosaur
(Shonisaurus popularis)[2] [3]
1977
ReptileDesert tortoise
(Gopherus agassizii)
1989
Insect
Vivid Dancer Damselfly
(Argia vivida)[4]
2009

Geology

TypeSymbolYearImage
MineralSilver1977
RockSandstone1987
SoilOrovada2001

Culture

TypeSymbolYearImages
ColorBlue and Silver[5]
SongHome Means Nevada1933
Steam locomotiveNevada Northern Railway #402009

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. bristlecone pine
  2. Web site: Nevada State Fossil | Ichthyosaur.
  3. Web site: Nevada State Fossil: Ichthyosaur (Genus Shonisaurus).
  4. Web site: Nevada State Insect, Vivid Dancer Damselfly, (Argia vivida) from NETSTATE.COM. www.n-state.com. NSTATE, LLC. www.netstate.com. 2017-08-07.
  5. Web site: State of Nevada . 2023-04-16 . nv.gov.