List of North Carolina state symbols

The following is a list of official state symbols of the U.S. state of North Carolina, listed in the order adopted by the North Carolina General Assembly

Insignia[edit]

Type	Symbol	Year
Flag	"That the flag of North Carolina shall consist of a blue union, containing in the center thereof a white star with the letter N in gilt on the left and the letter C in gilt on the right of said star, the circle containing the same to be one-third the width of the union. The fly of the flag shall consist of two equally proportioned bars; the upper bar to be red, the lower bar to be white; that the length of the bars horizontally shall be equal to the perpendicular length of the union, and the total length of the flag shall be one-third more than its width. That above the star in the center of the union there shall be a gilt scroll in semi-circular form, containing in black letters this inscription 'May 20, 1775,' and that below the star there shall be a similar scroll containing in black letters the inscription: 'April 12, 1776.'"	1885
Motto	Esse quam videri ("To be, rather than to seem")	1893
Nicknames	*Old North State^[1] Tar Heel State^[1] Turpentine State^[2]	n/a
Seal	The Seal of North Carolina	1871 (Revised in 1983)

Type	Symbol	Year
Flower	American Dogwood (Cornus Florida)	1941^[3]
State wildflower	Carolina Lily	2003^[4]
State tree	Pine (Pinus)	1963^[5]
State Christmas tree	Fraser Fir	2005^[6]
State carnivorous plant	Venus Flytrap	2005^[7]

Type	Symbol	Year
State bird	Cardinal	1943^[8]
State horse	Colonial Spanish Mustang	2010
State mammal	Eastern Gray Squirrel	1969
State salt water fish	Channel Bass	1971^[9]
State freshwater fish	Southern Appalachian brook trout (freshwater trout)	2005^[9]
State reptile	Eastern Box Turtle	1979^[3]
State insect	honey bee (Apis mellifera)	1973^[3]
State Dog	Plott Hound	1989

Type	Symbol	Year	Image
State gemstone	Emerald	1973^[3]
State rock	Granite	1979	Granite (1979)
State mineral	Gold	2011	Gold (2011)

Type	Symbol	Year
State song	"The Old North State"	1927^[10]
State colors	The red and blue of the North Carolina and the United States	1945^[11]
State toast	The Tar Heel Toast	1957^[12]
State beverage	Milk	1987^[13]
State vegetable	Sweet potato	1995^[14]
State red berry	Strawberry	2001^[3]
State blue berry	Blueberry	2001^[3]
State fruit	Scuppernong grape	2001^[3]
State folk dance	Clogging	2005^[15]
State popular dance	Shag	2005^[16]
State historical boat	Shad Boat	1987^[17]
State sport	Stock car racing	2011^[18]