Ecosystems in Alaska range from grasslands, mountains, and tundra to thick forests, in which Sitka spruce (the state tree), western hemlock, tamarack, white birch, and western red cedar dominate the landscape. Various hardy plants and wild flowers spring up during the short growing season on th...
Alaska,the largest state in the U.S. A wide open frontier of dense lowland forests, midrange frozen tundra, and the towering peaks and glaciers of its many mountain ranges. Elements which combine to make it one of America's harshest and most foreboding states. Territory which prev...
State insect: Four spot skimmer dragonfly State land mammal: Moose State marine mammal: Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) State mineral:Gold State song: “Alaska’s Flag” State sport: Dogteam racing (mushing) State tree: Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) ...
Alaska, constituent state of the United States of America. Admitted to the union as the 49th state on January 3, 1959, it lies at the extreme northwest of the North American continent. The Alaska Peninsula is the Western Hemisphere’s largest peninsula,
Alaska has a wide variety of vegetation. The massive state is home to a number of different species of trees, flowers, shrubs and more. You can even find a very unique type of "plant" in Alaska, known as a lichen. •Trees:Treesmake up one of the most striking plant...
State symbols Flower:Forget-me-not (1959) Tree:Sitka Spruce (1962) Animal:Moose (1998) Bird:Willow Ptarmigan (1955) Fish:King Salmon (1962) Gem:Jade (1968) Colors:Blue and Gold (1959) Song:"Alaska's Flag" (1959) Grass:Bluebunch Wheatgrass (2003) ...
Nicknames: “The Last Frontier” and “Land of the Midnight Sun” Motto: North to the Future Anthem: “Alaska’s Flag” State bird: willow ptarmigan State fish: king salmon State flower: forget-me-not State tree: Sitka spruce Photo by Greg Martin/Design Pics Inc/Alamy Stock ...
State Tree State Flower State Bird: Willow Ptarmigan State Animal: Moose (Alces alces) Popular Fruit: Wild Alaskan Blueberry State Gemstone: Jade State Flag: Alaska Flag Alaska adopted the flag for official state use in 1959. The blue field represents the sky, the sea, and mountain lake...
Last Frontier" (the official state motto), "The Land of the Midnight Sun" (in mid-summer, the sun never sets in locations north of Anchorage), and "Seward's Ice-box" (arising from the all-but-forgotten criticism of William H. Seward's purchase of the territory at 2.5 cents per acre...
Alaska's State Flower is the "Forget-Me-Not. Forget me not flowers are very fragrant in the evening and night time, though there is little or no scent in the daytime. They can be annual or perennial plants. Their seeds are found in small, tulip shaped pods along the stem to the flow...