List of Kansas state symbols

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

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

## State symbols

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The flag of the state of Kansas Type  | Symbol  | Year and references

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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

## See also

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* List of Kansas-related topics
* Lists of United States state insignia
* State of Kansas
* Kansas Day

## References

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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[dead link]
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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "SB 70", 2019-2020 Legislative Sessions, Kansas Legislature, retrieved 2019-12-06
36. ^ Sandhill plum officially named Kansas state fruit, retrieved 2022-04-12
37. ^ Kansas designates Silvisaurus condrayi the official state land fossil, retrieved 2024-02-17

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