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Flag- Historic Bear Flag raised at Sonoma on June 14, 1846, by a group of American settlers in revolt against Mexican rule. The flag was designed by William Todd on a piece of new unbleached cotton. The star imitated the lone star of Texas. A grizzly bear represented the many bears seen in the state. The word, "California Republic" was placed beneath the star and bear. It was adopted by the 1911 State Legislature as the State Flag. 

Tree- Redwood Tree is  proudly displayed in the Sequoia National Park.  California designated redwood as the official state tree in 1937 (the coast redwood: 

Bird- Valley Quail: The California quail (Lophortyx californica), also known as the valley quail, became the official state bird in 1931.

Flower- Poppy: California Indians cherished the poppy as both a source of food and for oil extracted from the plant. Its botanical name, Eschsholtzia californica, was given by Adelbert Von Chamisso, a naturalist and member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences, who dropped anchor in San Francisco in 1816 in a bay surrounded by hills of the golden flowers. Also sometimes known as the flame flower, la amapola, and copa de oro (cup of gold), the poppy grows wild throughout California. It became the state flower in 1903.

Animal- Grizzly Bear

Song- I Love You California written by F.B. Silverwood, Composed by A.F. Frankenstein