The state of Iowa has adopted numerous symbols through the state legislature. These symbols are listed in the Iowa Official Register.
State symbols※
Type | Symbol | Notes | Adopted | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bird | American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis (synonym: Carduelis tristis) | 1933 | |
Flag | Flag of Iowa | Specified in Iowa Code - Title I Chapter IB | 1921 | |
Flower | 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 | 1847 | |
Song | "The Song of Iowa" | by S. H. M. Byers | ||
Tree | Oak | No species/variety designated | 1961 |
References※
- ^ "Iowa Profile", Iowa Official Register (PDF), Iowa General Assembly Legislative Services Agency, Glen Dickinson, Director, 2017–2018, pp. 387–392, retrieved 2019-12-09
- ^ "State flag" (PDF), Iowa Code - 2020 Title I Chapter IB, retrieved 2019-12-09
- ^ "Great Seal of Iowa" (PDF), Iowa Code - 2020 Title I, retrieved 2019-12-09