In addition to the emperor mushroom, Colorado is represented by other flora and fauna, including the lark, the columbine (a perennial flower), the claret cup cactus and the greenback cutthroat trout.

Colorado currently has four official symbols from the plant kingdom and eight from the animal kingdom. Naming an official mushroom would add a third kingdom of life to the parade of state symbols ...

The Emperor mushroom joins other iconic official state symbols such as the Rocky Mountain Columbine flower, bighorn sheep, Colorado blue spruce and lark buntings to represent the Centennial State.

Just south of Denver lies red-painted rock formations accentuated by striking vibrant flowers in a Colorado state park ...

Colorado has long had a state flower (the Rocky Mountain columbine), a state bird (the lark bunting) and a state animal (bighorn sheep), but it just became the eighth state with an official mushroom.

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski) US flag in front of red rock formation at Roxborough State Park in Colorado Red rocks at Garden of the Gods with storm clouds seen on June 8, 2024. (Brooke Williams ...