The Utah State Flag has a blue background with the State Seal inscribed in the center and is easily distinguished from other state flags. American Eagle with wings outspread, grasping six arrows in its talons, symbolizes protection in peace and war. Bee Hive is the symbol of industry. Sego Lily is a symbol of peace. Draped American Flag is the symbol of our support to the nation.
Industry is associated with the symbol of the beehive.
These gulls are assumed to be the species that saved the crops of the early Mormon settlers from crickets in 1848-1849. These birds now nest in large colonies in the islands and dikes of the Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake. The sego lily grows six to eight inches high on open grass and sage rangelands in the Great Basin during the summer months. The plant is important to Utah because the bulbs were eaten by the early Mormon settlers during their first winter in the valley when food was scarce. The tree is found in the Wasatch and Uinta mountains at elevations between 6,000 to 11,000 feet.