Naturalist pines for vanity plate nixed by Michigan

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Here's Colorado:

State Motto: Nil Sine Numine - Nothing Without the Deity
State Nickname: Colorado / Centennial State
State Animal: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
State Bird: Lark Bunting
State Fish: Greenback Cutthroat Trout
State Flower: White and Lavender Columbine
State Folk Dance: Square Dance
State Fossil: Stegosaurus
State Gemstone: Aquamarine
State Grass: Blue Grama Grass
State Insect: Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly
State Song: "Where the Columbines Grow"
State Song: "Rocky Mountain High"
State Tree: Colorado Blue Spruce
State Mineral: Rhodochrosite
State Rock: Yule Marble
State Reptile: Western Painted Turtle