Location of the state of California in the United States of America
Most of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of California are found in sections 420-429.8 of the California Government Code.[1]
Most of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of California are found in sections 420-429.8 of the California Government Code.[1]
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amphibian | California red-legged frog Rana draytonii |
2014[2] | |
| Animal | California grizzly bear Ursus arctos californicus |
1958 | |
| Bird | California quail Callipepla californica |
1931 | |
| Colors | Blue, which represents the sky, and gold, which 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[3] | |
| Fife and Drum Band | California Consolidated Drum Band |
1997 | |
| Freshwater Fish | Golden trout Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita |
1947 | |
| Flower | California poppy Eschscholzia californica |
1903 | |
| Folk Dance | Square dance |
1988 | |
| Fossil | Saber-toothed cat Smilodon californicus |
1973 | |
| Fruit | Avocado Persea americana |
2013[4] | |
| Gemstone | Benitoite |
1985 | |
| Gold Rush Ghost Town | Bodie |
2002 | |
| Grain | Rice | 2013[4] | |
| Grass | Purple needlegrass Stipa pulchra (formerly Nassella pulchra) |
2004 | |
| Historical Society | California Historical Society |
1979 | |
| Insects | California dogface butterfly Colias eurydice |
1972 | |
| Marine Fish | Garibaldi Hypsypops rubicundus |
2002 | |
| Lichen | Lace lichen Ramalina menziesii |
2015 | |
| 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 | |
| Nuts | Almond, Walnut, Pistachio, and Pecan |
2017[5] | |
| Outdoor Play | The Ramona Pageant |
1993[6] | |
| Prehistoric Artifact | Chipped Stone Bear |
1991[7] | |
| 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 | |
| Tree | Coast redwood & giant sequoia Sequoiadendron giganteum & Sequoia sempervirens |
1937 | |
| Vegetable | Artichoke Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus |
2013[4] | |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial | California Vietnam Veterans Memorial[8][9][10] | 2014 |
