List of Kansas state symbols

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

State symbols

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 fossilTylosaurus2014[28][29]
Kansas flying fossilPteranodon2014[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 Fruit Sandhill Plum2022 [36]
  • United States quarter dollar - buffalo (American bison) and sunflower

See also

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
  36. Sandhill plum officially named Kansas state fruit, retrieved 2022-04-12
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