The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Kansas.
State symbols
Type Symbol Year and references Kansas state seal Great Seal of the State of Kansas 1861 Kansas state flower and floral emblem Wild native sunflower (Helianthus) 1903 Kansas state banner Kansas state banner 1925 Kansas state flag Flag of the State of Kansas 1927 (revised 1961, 1963) Kansas state marches "The Kansas March" and "Here's Kansas" 1935 Kansas state bird Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) 1937 Kansas state tree Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) 1937 Kansas state song "Home on the Range" 1947 Kansas state animal American buffalo (Bison americanus) 1955 Kansas state insect Honeybee 1976 Kansas state reptile Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) 1986 Kansas state soil Harney silt loam 1990 Kansas state march "Here's Kansas" 1992Kansas state amphibian Barred tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) 1994 Kansas state grass Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 2010 Kansas marine fossil Tylosaurus 2014 Kansas flying fossil Pteranodon 2014 Kansas state rock Greenhorn Limestone 2018 Kansas state mineral Galena 2018 Kansas state gemstone Jelinite 2018 Kansas state fish Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) 2018 Kansas state red wine grape Chambourcin 2019 Kansas state white wine grape Vignoles 2019 Kansas state fruit Sandhill plum 2022 Kansas land fossil Silvisaurus condrayi 2023
Kansas state motto: Ad astra per aspera (Latin for To the stars through difficulties) Kansas state nickname: Sunflower State
United States quarter dollar - buffalo (American bison) and sunflower
See also List of Kansas-related topics Lists of United States state insignia State of Kansas Kansas Day
References
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