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 The following are defined in Title 54 of the North Dakota Century Code and appear in the North Dakota Blue Book: 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 Great Seal: Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable Coat of arms: Strength from the Soil Latin motto: () State song: "North Dakota Hymn" State dance: square dance State fruit: chokecherry State march: "Flickertail March" 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