List of Michigan state symbols

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The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Michigan. Bills to designate state symbols in Michigan are referred to the Government Operations Committee in either chamber.

State symbols

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Bird

|American robin
Turdus migratorius

|align="center"|1931

|align="center"|File:Turdus-migratorius-002.jpg

|{{cite news |last1=Gibbons |first1=Lauren |title=The surprising stories behind Michigan's state symbols |url=https://expo.mlive.com/news/g66l-2019/04/731d5a791e1233/the-surprising-stories-behind-michigans-state-symbols.html |accessdate=April 4, 2019 |work=MLive.com |date=April 4, 2019}}

Coat of Arms

|Coat of Arms of the State of Michigan

|1835{{cite web |url=http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1638_8731-22835--,00.html |title=SOS - Coat of Arms |website=www.michigan.gov |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224023000/https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1638_8731-22835--,00.html |archive-date=2011-12-24}}

|File:Coat of arms of Michigan.svg

Fish

|Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis

|1988

|File:Brook trout 1918.jpg

| In 1965, the trout was named the official state fish; this was specified as the brook trout in 1988.

Flag

|Flag of the State of Michigan

|1911

|File:Flag of Michigan.svg]]

Flower

|Apple BlossomThe legislation mentions sweet crabapple (Malus coronaria) as an example.
Malus sp.

|1897{{cite web|title=Michigan's State Symbols|url=http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mhc_mhm_statesymbols2002_47909_7.pdfpagewanted=all}}

|File:Crab apple flower.jpg blossom]]

| A garland of 44 flowers representing the 44 states was made for the World's Columbian Exhibition of 1893 with the Apple Blossom representing Michigan. This inspired Michigan's Legislature to make it official in 1897.

Fossil

|Mastodon
Mammut americanum

|2002

|File:Mammut americanum.jpg

Game Mammal

|White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus

|1997

|File:White-tailed deer.jpg

Gem

|Isle Royale greenstone
Chlorastrolite

|1972

|File:Greenstone2.JPG

Motto

|Si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice
(Latin for "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look about you") {{Cite web|url=http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9622_11033_11151-67959--,00.html|title=Michigan's State Facts|accessdate=May 10, 2020}}

|1835

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Native Grain

|Manoomin
Zizania palustris and Zizania aquatica

|2023{{Cite web|url=https://www.michigan.gov/som/about-michigan/state-facts-and-symbols|title=State Facts and Symbols|accessdate=September 16, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=McWhirter |first=Sheri |date=2023-12-01 |title=Do you know what manoomin is? Michigan’s state native grain. |url=https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2023/12/do-you-know-what-manoomin-is-michigans-state-native-grain.html |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=mlive |language=en}}

|File:Zizania palustris (20150198216).jpg

ReptilePainted turtle
Chrysemys picta

|1995

|File:Painted Turtle (14541060047).jpg

Seal

|Great Seal of the State of Michigan

|1835

|File:Seal of Michigan.svg]]

Soil

|Kalkaska soil series

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Song

|"My Michigan"

|1937

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|The resolution passed by the Michigan House of Representatives specified "My Michigan" as "the official state song," but this was changed upon introduction in the state senate to "an official song." Because the state failed to purchase the copyright from the song's authors, the song is rarely performed today.

Stone

|Petoskey Stone
Hexagonaria pericarnata

|1965

|File:Petoskey stone Hexagonaria percarinata 2.jpg

Tree

|Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus

|1955{{Citation |title= State Tree, Act 7 of 1955 |date=2002 |publisher= Michigan Legislature |url= https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(tzyjbod2n5l151fmpy5yn1uj))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-Act-7-of-1955 |access-date=November 10, 2019}}{{Citation |title= 2.31 State tree |date=2002 |publisher= Michigan Legislature |url= https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(tzyjbod2n5l151fmpy5yn1uj))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-2-31 |access-date=November 10, 2019}}

|File:Pinus strobus trees.jpg

Wildflower

|Dwarf Lake Iris
Iris lacustris

|1998

|File:Dwarf Lake Iris.jpg

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See also

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