Type |
Symbol |
Description |
Year |
Image |
Source |
Amphibian |
California red-legged frog Rana draytonii |
|
2014 |
 |
[2] |
Animal |
California grizzly bear Ursus arctos californicus |
|
1958 |
 |
|
Bat |
Pallid bat
Antrozous pallidus |
|
2024 |
 |
[3] |
Bird |
California quail Callipepla californica |
|
1931 |
 |
[4] |
Colors |
Blue and gold |
Blue represents the sky, and gold represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the state's hills. |
1951 |
 |
Crustacean |
Dungeness crab Metacarcinus magister |
|
2024 |
 |
[5] |
Dance |
West Coast Swing |
|
1988 |
|
|
Dinosaur |
Augustynolophus |
|
2017 |
 |
|
Fabric |
Denim |
|
2016 |
 |
[6] |
Fife and drum band |
California Consolidated Drum Band |
|
1997 |
|
|
Flower |
California poppy Eschscholzia californica |
|
1903 |
 |
|
Folk dance |
Square dance |
|
1988 |
 |
|
Fossil |
Saber-toothed cat Smilodon californicus |
|
1973 |
 |
|
Freshwater fish |
Golden trout Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita |
|
1947 |
 |
|
Fruit |
Avocado Persea americana |
|
2013 |
 |
[7] |
Gemstone |
Benitoite |
|
1985 |
 |
|
Gold rush ghost town |
Bodie |
|
2002 |
 |
|
Grass |
Purple needlegrass Stipa pulchra (formerly Nassella pulchra) |
|
2004 |
 |
|
Historical society |
California Historical Society |
|
1979 |
 |
|
Insect |
California dogface butterfly Colias eurydice |
|
1972 |
 |
|
LGBTQ Veterans Memorial |
LGBTQ Veterans Memorial at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City |
|
2018 |
|
[8] |
Lichen |
Lace lichen Ramalina menziesii |
|
2015 |
 |
|
Marine fish |
Garibaldi Hypsypops rubicundus |
|
2002 |
 |
|
Marine mammal |
Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus |
|
1975 |
 |
|
Marine reptile |
Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea |
|
2012 |
 |
|
Military museum |
California State Military Museum |
|
2004 |
 |
|
Mineral |
Gold |
|
1965 |
 |
|
Mushroom |
California Golden Chanterelle |
|
2023 |
 |
[9] |
Nuts |
Almond, Walnut, Pistachio, and Pecan |
|
2017 |
 |
[8] |
Outdoor play |
The Ramona Pageant |
|
1993 |
 |
[10] |
Prehistoric artifact |
Chipped Stone Bear |
|
1991 |
|
[11] |
Reptile |
Desert tortoise Gopherus agassizi |
|
1972 |
 |
|
Rock |
Serpentine |
|
1965 |
 |
|
Seashell |
Black abalone
Haliotis cracherodii |
|
2024 |
 |
[5] |
Silver rush ghost town |
Calico |
|
2005 |
 |
|
Slug |
Banana slug
Genus Ariolimax |
|
2024 |
 |
[5] |
Soil |
San Joaquin |
|
1997 |
 |
|
Sport |
Surfing |
|
2018 |
 |
|
Tall ship |
Californian |
|
2003 |
 |
|
Tartan |
California state tartan |
|
2001 |
 |
|
Theater |
Pasadena Playhouse |
|
1937 |
 |
|
Trees |
Coast redwood and giant sequoia Sequoia sempervirens & Sequoiadendron giganteum |
|
1937 |
 |
|
Vegetable |
Artichoke Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus |
|
2013[7] |
 |
|
Vietnam veterans memorial |
California Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
|
2014 |
|
[12][13] |