Symbols of State > | ||
Nicknames | Sunflower State, Cyclone State, Grasshopper State, Bleeding Kansas, Jayhawk State, Jayhawker State, Wheat State, Garden State, Garden of the West | |
Motto | Ad Astra per Aspera | |
Song | Home on the Range | 1947 |
EcoSymbols > | ||
Flower | native sunflower (Helianthus annuus) | 1903 |
Tree | cottonwood (Populus deltoides) | 1937 |
Grass | little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) | 2010 |
Bird | western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) | 1937 |
Animal | bison (Bison bison) | 1955 |
Reptile | ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata) | 1986 |
Amphibian | barred tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) | 1994 |
Fish | channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) | 2018 |
Insect | honeybee (Apis mellifera) |
1976 |
Soil | Harney Silt Loam | 1990 |
Flying Fossil † | Pteranodon | 2014 |
Marine Fossil † | Tylosaurus | 2014 |
Mineral | galena | 2018 |
Gem | jelinite | 2018 |
Rock | limestone | 2018 |
Cultural Symbols > | ||
Firefighter’s Museum | Fallen Firefighter’s Memorial | 2007 |
March | Here’s Kansas | 1992 |
March | The Kansas March | 1935 |
Theater | Jayhawk Theater | |
Language | English |
2007 |
Kansas Symbols ˆ
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