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Wild Rose. No one species is established by the legislature, but the wild prairie rose (Rosa arkansana — synonym: Rosa pratincola) is most often used. 1897. Rock. Geode. 1967. Seal. Seal of Iowa. Includes the state motto: "Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain.", specified in Iowa Code - Title I Chapter IA [3]
Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain. State nickname : The Hawkeye State. State bird : Eastern Goldfinch ( Spinus tristis ) State flower : Wild Prairie Rose ( Rosa pratincola ) State grass : Bluebunch Wheatgrass ( Pseudoroegneria spicata )
Iowa. A vertical tricolor of blue, white, and red. The center stripe is twice the width of the other two and contains an eagle holding a ribbon above the word Iowa in red. The flag of the state of Iowa is a vertical tricolor flag designed by Dixie Cornell Gebhardt in 1917. Iowa, United States legislators officially adopted the flag in 1921.
Washington does not have known official state colors. No official state colors are listed the state legislature's State Symbols webpage [40] nor in Chapter 1.20 of the Revised Code of Washington (where other official symbols are designated). [41] Some sources list dark green and gold/yellow, the two colors specified for the flag by law since ...
List of Maine state symbols. List of Maryland state symbols. List of Massachusetts state symbols. List of Michigan state symbols. List of Minnesota state symbols. List of Mississippi state symbols. List of Missouri state symbols. List of Montana state symbols.
U.S. states, districts, and territories have representative symbols that are recognized by their state legislatures, territorial legislatures, or tradition.Some, such as flags, seals, and birds have been created or chosen by all U.S. polities, while others, such as state crustaceans, state mushrooms, and state toys have been chosen by only a few.
Iowa (/ ˈ aɪ. ə w ə / ⓘ EYE-ə-wə) [6] [7] [8] is a doubly landlocked state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States.It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the ...
Current territory flags. These are the current official flags of the five permanently inhabited territories of the United States. Dates in parentheses denote when the territory's current flag was adopted by its respective political body. [citation needed] Flag of American Samoa. (April 17, 1960) Flag of Guam.