The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Kansas.
Type | Symbol | Year and references |
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Kansas state seal | 1861 | |
Kansas state flower and floral emblem | Wild native sunflower (Helianthus) | 1903 |
Kansas state banner | Kansas state banner | 1925 |
Kansas state flag | 1927 (revised 1961, 1963) | |
Kansas state march | "The Kansas March" | 1935 |
Kansas state bird | Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | 1937 |
Kansas state tree | Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) | 1937 |
Kansas state song | "Home on the Range" | 1947 |
Kansas state animal | American buffalo (Bison americanus) | 1955 |
Kansas state insect | 1976 | |
Kansas state reptile | Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) | 1986 |
Kansas state soil | 1990 | |
Kansas state march | "Here's Kansas" | 1992 |
Kansas state amphibian | Barred tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) | 1994[1] |
Kansas state grass | Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) | 2010 |
Kansas marine fossil | Tylosaurus | 2014 |
Kansas flying fossil | Pteranodon | 2014 |
Kansas state rock | 2018 | |
Kansas state mineral | 2018 | |
Kansas state gemstone | 2018 | |
Kansas state fish | Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) | 2018 |
Kansas state red wine grape | 2019 | |
Kansas state white wine grape | 2019 | |
Kansas state fruit | 2022 | |
Kansas land fossil | Silvisaurus condrayi | 2023 |