Symbols of State > | ||
Nicknames | The Evergreen State, Chinook State | |
Motto | Alki | 1893 |
Song | Washington, My Home | 1959 |
EcoSymbols > | ||
Flower | coast rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum) | 1959 |
Flower (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 |
Soil | Tokul (unofficial) |
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Fossil † | Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) | 1998 |
Gem | petrified wood | 1975 |
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 | |
Folk Song | Roll on Columbia, Roll On | 1987 |
Dance | square dance |
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Washington Symbols ˆ
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