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The Midwest > South Dakota > Identification

SOUTH DAKOTA IDENTIFICATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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State fossil > Binomial nomenclature Triceratops horridus
State fossil > Common name Triceratops
State grasses > Scientific name Agropyron smithii
State grasses > State grass Western Wheatgrass
State mottos > Motto Under God the people rule
State Name South Dakota
State soil
Houdek
State soil > Year adopted 1,990
State tree
Black Hills Spruce
State tree > Binomial Nomenclature
Picea glauca
var. densata
Symbols > State animal Coyote
Symbols > State bird Ring-necked Pheasant
Symbols > State motto
Under God, the people rule
U.S. state beverages > Drink Milk
U.S. state beverages > Year & Citation 1986
U.S. state grasses > Binomial name Agropyron smithii
U.S. state grasses > State grass Western Wheatgrass
U.S. state insects > Binomial name Apis mellifera
U.S. state insects > State insect
European honey bee
U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones > State Geological Symbols > Mineral Rose quartz

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. state fossils; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state grasses; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state mottos; John; 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 beverages ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state grasses ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state insects ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: SD

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