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Photo gallery: Arizona state symbols
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Photo gallery: Arizona state symbols

  • Apr 20, 2011
  • Apr 20, 2011 Updated Apr 20, 2011

The Colt revolver joins the bola tie, cactus wren and the ridge-nosed rattlesnake as an official symbol of Arizona. Here are images of a few others.

State gun

State gun
Colt revolver, 2011 AP

State flower

State flower
Saguaro blossom, 1931 A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star

State tree

State tree
Blue Palo Verde, 1954 A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star

State reptile

State reptile
Ridge-nosed rattlesnake, 1986 Wikipedia

State neckwear

State neckwear
Bola tie, 1973 Mamta Popat/Arizona Daily Star

State butterfly

State butterfly
Two-tailed swallowtail, 2001 Jay Williams

State mammal

State mammal
Ring-tailed cat, 1986 Robertbody at en.wikipedia

State gem

State gem
Turquoise, 1974 Jim Davis/Arizona Daily Star

State fossil

State fossil
Araucarioxylon arizonicum, 1988 DanielCD at en.wikipedia

State amphibian

State amphibian
Arizona tree frog, 1986 Wikipedia

State bird

State bird
Cactus wren, 1973 A.E. Araiza / Arizona Daily Star

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