State Flora and Fauna
| West Virginia state insignia | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Montani semper liberi (Latin, "Mountaineers are Always Free") |
| Slogan | "Wild and Wonderful" "Open for Business" (former) "Almost Heaven" (former) |
| Bird | Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) |
| Animal | Black Bear (Ursus americanus) |
| Fish | Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) |
| Insect | European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) |
| Flower | Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) |
| Tree | Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) |
| Song | "The West Virginia Hills" "This Is My West Virginia" "West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home" |
| Quarter | Released in 2005 |
| Butterfly | Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) |
| Reptile | Timber Rattler (Crotalus horridus) |
| Colors | Old Gold and Blue |
| Fossil | Jefferson's ground sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii) |
| Gemstone | Silicified Mississippian Fossil Coral (Lithostrotionella) |
| Rock | Coal |
| Soil | Monongahela |
| Tartan | West Virginia Shawl |
| Fruit | Golden Delicious Apple (Malus domestica) |
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