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The [[U.S. state]] of [[Iowa]] has five official symbols, as designated by the [[Iowa Legislature]]. These include the [[Seal of Iowa|seal]], wild rose as the state flower, eastern goldfinch (also known as the wild canary) as the state bird, the oak as the state tree, and the geode as the state rock.<ref name=GeneralAssembly>{{cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Pubinfo/StateSymbols/ |title=Iowa State Symbols |accessdate=November 18, 2010 |publisher=[[Iowa General Assembly]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430004137/http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Pubinfo/StateSymbols/ |archivedate=April 30, 2010 |df= }}</ref> |
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The [[state of Iowa]] has adopted numerous symbols through [[Iowa Legislature|the state legislature]]. These symbols are listed in the [[Iowa Official Register]].<ref>{{citation |title= Iowa Official Register |chapter = Iowa Profile |publisher= [[Iowa General Assembly]] Legislative Services Agency, Glen Dickinson, Director |date= 2017–2018 |pages= 387–392 |url= https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/RDBKI/916707.pdf |accessdate= 2019-12-09}}</ref> |
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==State symbols== |
==State symbols== |
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| [[List of U.S. state birds|Bird]] |
| [[List of U.S. state birds|Bird]] |
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| [[American goldfinch|American Goldfinch]] |
| [[American goldfinch|American Goldfinch]] |
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| ''Spinus tristis'' (synonym: ''Carduelis tristis'') |
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| 1933 |
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| [[File:Carduelis-tristis-002.jpg|150px|alt=|The [[American goldfinch|Eastern goldfinch]], Iowa's state bird]] |
| [[File:Carduelis-tristis-002.jpg|150px|alt=|The [[American goldfinch|Eastern goldfinch]], Iowa's state bird]] |
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| [[Flags of the U.S. states and territories|Flag]] |
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| Specified in Iowa Code - Title I Chapter IB<ref>{{citation |title= State flag |work= Iowa Code - 2020 Title I Chapter IB |url= https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2020/1B.pdf |accessdate= 2019-12-09}}</ref> |
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| 1921 |
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| [[File:Flag of Iowa.svg|150px|alt=|[[Flag of Iowa]] ]] |
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| [[List of U.S. state flowers|Flower]] |
| [[List of U.S. state flowers|Flower]] |
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| [[Rosa arkansana|Wild Rose]] |
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These biscuts |
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| No one species is established by the legislature, but the wild prairie rose (''Rosa arkansana'' — synonym: ''Rosa pratincola'') is most often used. |
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| 1897 |
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| [[File:Rosa arkansana.jpg|150px|alt=|Wild prairie rose, Iowa's state flower]] |
| [[File:Rosa arkansana.jpg|150px|alt=|Wild prairie rose, Iowa's state flower]] |
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| [[List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones|Rock]] |
| [[List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones|Rock]] |
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| [[Geode]] |
| [[Geode]] |
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|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/Iowa/rock_geode.html |title=Iowa State Rock |publisher=State Symbols USA |accessdate=2012-04-09}}</ref> |
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| 1967 |
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| [[File:Quartz-181592.jpg|150px|Geode]] |
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| [[Seals of the U.S. states|Seal]] |
| [[Seals of the U.S. states|Seal]] |
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| [[Seal of Iowa]] |
| [[Seal of Iowa]] |
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| Includes the state motto: "Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain.", specified in Iowa Code - Title I Chapter IA<ref>{{citation |title= Great Seal of Iowa |work= Iowa Code - 2020 Title I |url= https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2020/1A.pdf |accessdate= 2019-12-09}}</ref> |
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| 1847 |
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| [[File:Iowa-StateSeal.svg|150px|alt=|[[Seal of Iowa]]]] |
| [[File:Iowa-StateSeal.svg|150px|alt=|[[Seal of Iowa]]]] |
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| [[List of U.S. state songs|Song]] |
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| "[[The Song of Iowa]]" |
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| by [[S. H. M. Byers]] |
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| [[List of U.S. state trees|Tree]] |
| [[List of U.S. state trees|Tree]] |
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| Oak |
| [[Oak]] |
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| No species or variety designated |
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| 1961 |
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| [[File:Quercus macrocarpa USDA.jpg|150px|alt=|Oak, Iowa's state tree]] |
| [[File:Quercus macrocarpa USDA.jpg|150px|alt=|Oak, Iowa's state tree]] |
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==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 23:04, 25 April 2024
The state of Iowa has adopted numerous symbols through the state legislature. These symbols are listed in the Iowa Official Register.[1]
State symbols
[edit]Type | Symbol | Notes | Adopted | Image |
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Bird | American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis (synonym: Carduelis tristis) | 1933 | |
Flag | Flag of Iowa | Specified in Iowa Code - Title I Chapter IB[2] | 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[3] | 1847 | |
Song | "The Song of Iowa" | by S. H. M. Byers | ||
Tree | Oak | No species or variety designated | 1961 |
References
[edit]- ^ "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