The nickname for Michigan is the Wolverine State, and entered into Statehood on January 26, 1837. The Michigan State Capital is Lansing, and the Michigan State motto is si quaeris peninsulam amoenam circumspice, which means if you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you. The Michigan State flower is the apple blossom (1897). The Michigan State bird is the robin (1931). The Michigan State mammal is the white-tailed deer (1997). The Michigan State fishes are the trout (1965) and the brook trout (1988). The Michigan State gem is the isle royal greenstone (chlorastrolite) (1972). The Michigan State stone is the petoskey stone (1965). The Michigan State tree is the white pine (1955). The Michigan State soil is the kalkaska soil series (1990). The Michigan State reptile is the painted turtle (1995). The Michigan State flag is the “Blue charged with the arms of the state” (1911). The Michigan State wildflower Dwarf Lake iris (1998).