== == It is the Rock Mountain Bighorn Sheep.
The Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Ovis canadensis, was adopted as the official state animal on May 1, 1961 by an act of the General Assembly. The Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep is found only in the Rockies, usually above timberline in rugged mountainous areas. The male sheep is three to three and a half feet tall at the shoulder and weighs up to three hundred pounds, while the female is slightly smaller. These large animals are known for their agility and perfect sense of balance. The bighorn sheep was named for its massive horns which curve backward from the forehead, down, then forward. On the ram the horns can be as much as fifty inches in length. It is unlawful to pursue, take, hunt, wound, or kill the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep except as provided by law. Citation: Senate Bill 294, 1961; Colorado Revised Statute 24-80-911.
The state bird of Colorado is the Lark Bunting, adopted in 1931.
The Lark Bunting.
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The Colorado Blue Spruce, (Pinaceae Picea pungens), was adopted as the official state tree on March 7, 1939, by a resolution of the Colorado General Assembly.
A picture of the Rocky Mountain Columbine can be seen by clicking on the link in the "Sources and Related Links" section below.
The state plant for Colorado is the Colorado Butterfly.
Denver does not have a state flower, the reason being that it is a city, not a state.
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The Rockies are Denvers Baseball team.
Denver is the 8th largest state with 104,093 sq mi.
Alaska's state flower is the Forget-me-not flower.
Alabama's state flower is the Camellia
The purple passion flower is the state's wildflower and the iris is the state's cultivated flower.
Arizona uses the Saguaro cactus flower as the state's flower .
The sunflower is the state flower.
The sunflower is the state flower of Kansas because the state is heavily populated with the flower. The sunflower become the state flower in 1903.
There are no states with the red carnation as their state flower, but there is only one state with the scarletcarnation as its state flower. That state is Ohio.
The Oklahoma state flower is the Mistletoe.
The peony is the official state flower of Indiana.
The Yucca is the state flower of New Mexico