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The West > Wyoming > Identification

WYOMINGITE IDENTIFICATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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ISO 3166-2:US > Codes > Sorted by Name > States US-WY
State fossil > Age Eocene
State fossil > Binomial nomenclature Knightia
State fossil > Common name Knightia
State fossil > Year 1,987
State grasses > Scientific name Agropyron smithii
State grasses > State grass Western Wheatgrass
State mottos > Motto
Equal Rights
State Name Wyoming
State reptile Horned Toad
State reptile > Binomial nomenclature
Phrynosoma
(whole genus)
State reptile > Year adopted 1,993
State soil
Forkwood
State tree
Plains cottonwood
State tree > Binomial Nomenclature
Populus deltoides
subsp. monilifera
Symbols > State animal Bison
Symbols > State bird Western Meadowlark
Symbols > State motto Equal rights (1955)
U.S. state grasses > Binomial name Agropyron smithii
U.S. state grasses > State grass Western Wheatgrass

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: ISO 3166-2:US ; 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 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 grasses

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