List of Montana state symbols
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- Montana state ballad: Montana Melody website
- Montana state bird: Western MeadowlarkWestern MeadowlarkNot to be confused with Eastern MeadowlarkThe Western Meadowlark is a medium-sized icterid bird, about 8.5 in long. It nests on the ground in open country in western and central North America. It feeds mostly on insects, but also seeds and berries...
(Sturnella neglecta) - Montana state butterfly: Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopaNymphalis antiopaNymphalis antiopa, known as the Mourning Cloak in North America and the Camberwell Beauty in Britain, is a large butterfly native to Eurasia and North America. See also Anglewing butterflies. The immature form of this species is sometimes known as the spiny elm caterpillar. Other older names for...
) - Montana state fish: Blackspotted Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi)
- Montana state flag: Flag of the State of Montana
- Montana state flower: BitterrootBitterrootBitterroot is a small, low plant with a pink to white flower. It is the state flower of Montana, United States....
(Lewisia rediviva) - Montana state fossil: Duck-billed Dinosaur (Maiasaura peeblesorum)
- Montana state gems: SapphireSapphireSapphire is a gemstone variety of the mineral corundum, an aluminium oxide , when it is a color other than red or dark pink; in which case the gem would instead be called a ruby, considered to be a different gemstone. Trace amounts of other elements such as iron, titanium, or chromium can give...
and AgateAgateAgate is a microcrystalline variety of silica, chiefly chalcedony, characterised by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. Although agates may be found in various kinds of rock, they are classically associated with volcanic rocks and can be common in certain metamorphic rocks.-Etymology... - Montana state grass: Bluebunch WheatgrassBluebunch wheatgrassPseudoroegneria spicata is a species of grass known by the common name Bluebunch Wheatgrass. This native western North American perennial bunchgrass is known by the scientific synonyms Elymus spicatus and Agropyron spicatum. The grass can be found from Alaska to Texas. It occurs in many types of...
(Agropyron spicatum) - Montana state mammal: Grizzly BearGrizzly BearThe grizzly bear , also known as the silvertip bear, the grizzly, or the North American brown bear, is a subspecies of brown bear that generally lives in the uplands of western North America...
(Ursus arctos horribilis) - Montana state motto: Oro y Plata (SpanishSpanish languageSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for Gold and Silver) website - Montana state nickname: Treasure State
- Montana state seal: Great Seal of the State of Montana
- Montana state slogan: Big Sky Country
- Montana state song: MontanaMontana (song)"Montana" is the state song of the state of Montana. It was written by Charles Cohan and composed by Joseph E. Howard and was adopted as the state song on February 20, 1945.- Lyrics :...
- Montana state tree: Ponderosa PinePonderosa PinePinus ponderosa, commonly known as the Ponderosa Pine, Bull Pine, Blackjack Pine, or Western Yellow Pine, is a widespread and variable pine native to western North America. It was first described by David Douglas in 1826, from eastern Washington near present-day Spokane...
(Pinus ponderosa - United States quarter dollar - Montana 2007:
See also
- List of Montana-related topics
- Lists of United States state insignia
- State of Montana