List of Kansas state symbols
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The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Kansas.[1]
State symbols
| Type | Symbol | Year and references |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas state seal | Great Seal of the State of Kansas | 1861[2] |
| Kansas state flower and floral emblem | Wild native sunflower (Helianthus) | 1903[3][4] |
| Kansas state banner | Kansas state banner | 1925[5][6] |
| Kansas state flag | Flag of the State of Kansas | 1927 (revised 1961, 1963)[7][8] |
| Kansas state marches | "The Kansas March" and "Here's Kansas" | 1935[9][10] |
| Kansas state bird | Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | 1937[11][12] |
| Kansas state tree | Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) | 1937[13][14] |
| Kansas state song | "Home on the Range" | 1947[15][16] |
| Kansas state animal | American buffalo (Bison americanus) | 1955[17] |
| Kansas state insect | Honeybee | 1976[18][19] |
| Kansas state reptile | Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) | 1986[20][21] |
| Kansas state soil | Harney silt loam | 1990[22] |
| Kansas state march | "Here's Kansas" | 1992[23][24] |
| Kansas state amphibian | Barred tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) | 1994[25] |
| Kansas state grass | Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) | 2010[26][27] |
| Kansas marine fossil | Tylosaurus | 2014[28][29] |
| Kansas flying fossil | Pteranodon | 2014[28][30] |
| Kansas state rock | Greenhorn Limestone | 2018[31] |
| Kansas state mineral | Galena | 2018[32] |
| Kansas state gemstone | Jelinite | 2018[33] |
| Kansas state fish | Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) | 2018[34] |
| Kansas state red wine grape | Chambourcin | 2019[35] |
| Kansas state white wine grape | Vignoles | 2019[35] |
| Kansas state fruit | Sandhill plum | 2022 [36] |
| Kansas land fossil | Silvisaurus condrayi | 2023 [37] |
- 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