List of Kansas state symbols

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

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State symbols

The flag of the state of Kansas Flag of Kansas.svg
The flag of the state of Kansas
TypeSymbolYear and references
Kansas state seal Great Seal of the State of Kansas 1861 [2]
Kansas state flower and floral emblemWild native sunflower ( Helianthus )1903 [3] [4]
Kansas state bannerKansas state banner1925 [5] [6]
Kansas state flag Flag of the State of Kansas 1927 (revised 1961, 1963) [7] [8]
Kansas state march"The Kansas March"1935 [9] [10]
Kansas state bird Western 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 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 grassLittle 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]

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References

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  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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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