List of Kansas state symbols

The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Kansas.[1]

Location of the state of Kansas in the United States of America

State symbols
The flag of the state of Kansas
Type Symbol Year and references
Kansas state sealGreat Seal of the State of Kansas1861[2]
Kansas state flower and floral emblemWild native sunflower (Helianthus)1903[3][4]
Kansas state bannerKansas state banner1925[5][6]
Kansas state flagFlag of the State of Kansas1927 (revised 1961, 1963)[7][8]
Kansas state march"The Kansas March"1935[9][10]
Kansas state birdWestern meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)1937[11][12]
Kansas state treeCottonwood (Populus deltoides)1937[13][14]
Kansas state song"Home on the Range"1947[15][16]
Kansas state animalAmerican buffalo (Bison americanus)1955[17]
Kansas state insectHoneybee1976[18][19]
Kansas state reptileOrnate box turtle (Terrapene ornata)1986[20][21]
Kansas state soilHarney silt loam1990[22]
Kansas state march"Here's Kansas"1992[23][24]
Kansas state amphibianBarred tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium)1994[25]
Kansas state grassLittle bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)2010[26][27]
Kansas marine fossilTylosaurus2010[28][29]
Kansas flying fossilPteranodon2010[28][30]
Kansas state rockGreenhorn Limestone2018[31]
Kansas state mineralGalena2018[32]
Kansas state gemstoneJelinite2018[33]
Kansas state fishChannel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)2018[34]
Kansas state red wine grapeChambourcin2019[35]
Kansas state white wine grapeVignoles2019[35]
  • 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
  1. Kansas Symbols - State Symbols, Kansas Historical Society, retrieved 2019-12-06
  2. "Seal of Kansas", kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society, March 2014, retrieved 2019-12-05
  3. "Sunflower", kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society, April 2018, retrieved 2019-12-05
  4. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 18", State flower and floral emblem, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-05
  5. "State Banner", kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society, February 2016, retrieved 2019-12-05
  6. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 7", Flag and patriotic emblems, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-05
  7. "Kansas State Flag", kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society, September 2013, retrieved 2019-12-05
  8. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 7", Flag and patriotic emblems, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-05
  9. "Kansas March", kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society, September 2015, retrieved 2019-12-06
  10. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 8 Section 1", State marches, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-06
  11. "Western Meadowlark", kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society, July 2016, retrieved 2019-12-06
  12. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 9", State bird, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-06
  13. "Cottonwood tree", kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society, June 2013, retrieved 2019-12-06
  14. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 10", State tree, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-06
  15. "Home on the Range", kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society, December 2014, retrieved 2019-12-06
  16. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 13", State song, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-06
  17. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 14", State animal, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-06
  18. "Honeybee", kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society, July 2016, retrieved 2019-12-04
  19. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 16", State Insect, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-04
  20. "Ornate box turtle", kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society, July 2016, retrieved 2019-12-06
  21. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 19", State reptile, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-06
  22. Labenz, A. Tyler, Harney Silt Loam─Kansas State Soil, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, retrieved 2019-12-04
  23. "Here's Kansas", kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society, December 2015, retrieved 2019-12-06
  24. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 8 Section 2", State marches, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-06
  25. "Barred Tiger Salamander". Kansaspedia. Kansas Historical Society. July 2011.
  26. "Little Bluestem", kansapedia, Kansas Historical Society, July 2016, retrieved 2019-12-05
  27. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 16", State Insect, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-05
  28. State Fossils, February 2017, retrieved 2019-12-05
  29. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 33", State marine fossil, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-05
  30. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 34", State flying fossil, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-05
  31. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 37", Official state rock, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-05
  32. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 38", Official state mineral, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-05
  33. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 39", Official state gemstone, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-05
  34. "2018 Statute Chapter 73 Article 40", Official state fish, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-06
  35. "SB 70", 2019-2020 Legislative Sessions, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-06
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