List of North Dakota state symbols

The following is a list of officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of North Dakota.

State symbols

These symbols are defined in Title 54 of the North Dakota Century Code[1] and appear in the North Dakota Blue Book:[2]

State bird: Western meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta
State fish: Northern pike, Esox lucius
Honorary equine: Nokota horse
State flower: Wild prairie rose, Rosa arkansana
State tree: American elm, Ulmus americana
State fossil: Teredo petrified wood
State grass: Western wheatgrass, Pascopyrum smithii (formerly Agropyron smithii)
State nicknames: Roughrider State, Flickertail State, Peace Garden State
State mottos: [3]
Motto: Liberty and Union Now and Forever, One and Inseparable
Latin motto: Serit ut alteri saeclo prosit (One sows for the benefit of another age)
State song: "North Dakota Hymn"
State dance: Square dance
State sport: Curling
State fruit: Chokecherry, Prunus virginiana
State march: "Flickertail March"[3]
State beverage: Milk
State insect: Convergent lady beetle (ladybug), Hippodamia convergens
State seal: The Great Seal of North Dakota: "A tree in the open field, the trunk of which is surrounded by three bundles of wheat; on the right a plow, anvil and sledge; on the left, a bow crossed with three arrows, and an Indian on horseback pursuing a buffalo toward the setting sun; the foliage of the tree arched by a half circle of forty-two stars, surrounded by the motto "Liberty and Union Now and Forever, One and Inseparable"; the words Great Seal at the top; the words State of North Dakota at the bottom; October 1 on the left and 1889 on the right."
State coat of arms:
"Device: On an Indian arrowhead point to base or a bend vert charged with three mullets of the first, in base a fleur-de-lis of the second.
Crest: On a wreath or and azure, a sheaf of three arrows argent armed and flighted gules behind a stringed bow fessways or with grip of the second (gules)."
State waltz: "Dancing Dakota"[4]
State vegetable: Rhubarb[5]
State rock: Knife River flint[6]
State tourism brand: "Be Legendary"[7]
State art museum: North Dakota Museum of Art
State railroad museum: North Dakota State Railroad Museum, Mandan, North Dakota

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chapter 54-02 State Emblems, Symbols, and Awards" (PDF), North Dakota Century Code, North Dakota Legislative Branch, 2025-06-13
  2. ^ North Dakota Blue Book, 2019–2021, North Dakota Department of State, pp. 46–51, retrieved 2020-06-14
  3. ^ a b "North Dakota State Symbols". ND Tourism. Archived from the original on May 22, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  4. ^ "HB 1397 - Overview | North Dakota Legislative Branch". North Dakota Legislative Branch. Archived from the original on June 13, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  5. ^ "HB 1334 - Overview | North Dakota Legislative Branch". North Dakota Legislative Branch. Archived from the original on June 24, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  6. ^ "HB 1186 - Overview | North Dakota Legislative Branch". North Dakota Legislative Branch. Archived from the original on September 5, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  7. ^ "State Marketing - Be Legendary Brand". North Dakota Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on October 10, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
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