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

The flag of the state of Kansas
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]
  • 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. ^ 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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