North Dakota's state bird is the Western Meadowlark; state fish is the Northern Pike; "honorary" state horse is the Nokota (Chief Sitting Bull's horse breed).
North Dakota's state fruit is the chokecherry or Prunus Virginiana.
North Dakota does not have an official state crop. Western Wheatgrass is designated as North Dakota's official state grass. The official fruit is the Chokecherry. The major crops produced in North Dakota are wheat, durum, flax, canola, and sunflowers.
The official nickname of North Dakota, as adopted by the North Dakota State Legislature in 1957, is the Peace Garden State. Other nicknames for North Dakota are the Flickertail State and the Roughrider State. Pennsylvania's official nickname is the Keystone State.
Square dance is the official state dance in North Dakota.
North Dakota's state flower is the Wild Prairie Rose. North Dakota's state tree is the American Elm. North Dakota's state grass is the Western Wheatgrass. North Dakota's state fruit is the Chokecherry.
The official state beverage of North Dakota is milk, to recognize the importance of North Dakota's dairy industry.
North Dakota is known as the "Sioux State" to recognize the Sioux or Dakota tribes of North Dakota. North Dakota's official state nickname is "The Peace Garden State".
The official state bird of North Dakota is the Western Meadowlark, adopted by state legislation in 1947.
The official nickname for North Dakota is The Peace Garden State.
The Flickertail State was a nickname proposed for North Dakota in 1953 and referred to the abundant ground squirrels in the state. The official nickname of North Dakota is The Peace Garden State.
The official nickname of North Dakota, as adopted by the North Dakota State Legislature in 1957, is the Peace Garden State. The nick name was chosen because the International Peace Garden is located on the border of North Dakota with Canada.
"Sioux State" is not a nick name for the US state of North Dakota. "Peace Garden State" is the official nickname of North Dakota as adopted by the state legislature in 1957. Other, unofficial, nicknames for North Dakota are "The Flickertail State" and "The Roughrider State".