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Flower of Alberta: Wild Rose, rosa acicularis.
The wild
rose was chosen in the Floral Emblem Act of 1930. |
Flag
of Alberta: Under the Flag Act (passed at the 1968 Session of
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Alberta Legislature) a blue flag, with the Coat of Arms of the Province
in the center, was appointed and declared as the Flag of Alberta. |
Original
Coat of Arms of Alberta: On May 30, 1907, a Royal Warrant
assigned
the Coat of Arms of Alberta. Topped by a red St. George's Cross on a
white background, the Coat of Arms features blue in back of a range of
snow covered mountains with green hills, a prairie and a field of wheat
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| Current
Coat of Arms of Alberta: On July 30, 1980, the arms had a
Crest,
Motto and Supporters added by Royal Warrant. The Crest has a Royal
Crown on top of a beaver sitting on a helmet with a silver and red
wreath. The gold lion is a symbol of power, while the pronghorn
antelope is a symbol of natural riches. The base of the coat of arms is
comprised of wild roses, as well as Alberta's motto, Fortis Et Liber,
meaning "strong and free." |
Alberta
Tartan - The colors of the Alberta Tartan represent the
green
of its forests, the gold of its wheat fields, the blue of its clean
skies and sparkling lakes, the pink of its wild rose, and the black of
its coal and petroleum. |
New!
Official Grass of
Alberta: Rough Fescue Grass, festuca scabrella.
The addition of
this new emblem was coordinated by the Prairie Conservation Forum. The
Forum consulted a range of Alberta scientists and resource managers to
identify five candidate grasses for Albertans to vote on through a
mail-in or online ballot. Rough fescue (festuca scabrella)
was the winner
selected by Albertans. |
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Official
Bird of Alberta:
Great Horned Owl, bubo virginianus |
Official
Mammal of Alberta:
Rocky Mountain Big Horned Sheep. |
Official
Fish of Alberta:
Bull Trout, salvelinus
confluentus. |
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Official
Tree of Alberta:
Lodgepole Pine, pinus contorta variety latifolia |
Official
Stone of Alberta:
Petrified Wood |
Official
Colors of Alberta:
Alberta Blue and Alberta Gold. |
