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State grasses > Scientific name Oryzopsis hymenoides
State grasses > State grass Indian ricegrass
State mottos > Motto All for our country
State Name Nevada
State reptile Desert Tortoise
State reptile > Binomial nomenclature Gopherus agassizii
State reptile > Year adopted 1,989
State soil
Orovada
State soil > Year adopted 2,001
State tree Single-leaf Pinyon
State tree > Binomial Nomenclature Pinus monophylla
Symbols > State animal Desert Bighorn Sheep
Symbols > State bird Mountain Bluebird
Symbols > State motto All for Our Country
U.S. state colors > Color 1
U.S. state colors > Color 2
U.S. state grasses > Binomial name Oryzopsis hymenoides
U.S. state grasses > State grass Indian ricegrass
U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones > State Geological Symbols > Mineral Silver
U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones > State Geological Symbols > Rock Sandstone (1987)

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. state grasses; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state mottos; John; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state reptiles; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state soils; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state trees; "State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols" by Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara S. Shearer.; FirstGov Official Government Website, Wikipedia; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state colors ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state grasses ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

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