List of Kansas state symbols
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- Kansas state amphibian: Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortiumAmbystoma mavortiumAmbystoma mavortium, commonly known as the Barred Tiger Salamander, is a species of salamander found from southwestern Canada in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, south through the western United States to Texas and northern Mexico.- Description :The tiger salamander is the...
) - Kansas state bird: Western MeadowlarkWestern MeadowlarkNot to be confused with Eastern MeadowlarkThe Western Meadowlark is a medium-sized icterid bird, about 8.5 in long. It nests on the ground in open country in western and central North America. It feeds mostly on insects, but also seeds and berries...
(Sturnella neglecta) - Kansas state fish: Channel CatfishChannel catfishChannel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, is North America's most numerous catfish species. It is the official fish of Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Tennessee, and is informally referred to as a "channel cat". In the United States they are the most fished catfish species with approximately 8...
(Ictalurus punctatus) - Kansas state flag: Flag of the State of Kansas
- Kansas state flower: Wild SunflowerSunflowerSunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads...
(Helianthus annuus) - Kansas state insect: Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera mellifera)
- Kansas state mammal: American BisonAmerican BisonThe American bison , also commonly known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds...
(Bison bison) - Kansas state motto: Ad astra per aspera (Latin for To the stars through difficulties)
- Kansas state nickname: Sunflower State
- Kansas state reptile: Ornate Box TurtleOrnate box turtleThe Ornate box turtle is one of only two terrestrial species of turtles native to the Great Plains of the United States. It is one of the two different subspecies of Terrapene ornata. It is the state reptile of Kansas...
(Terrapene ornata ornata) - Kansas state seal: Great Seal of the State of Kansas
- Kansas state soil: Harney Silt Loam website (unofficial)
- Kansas state song: Home on the RangeHome on the Range"Home on the Range" is the state song of Kansas, U.S.Home on the Range may also refer to:* Home on the Range , a drama directed by Arthur Jacobson* Home on the Range , a Disney animated feature film...
- Kansas state grass: Little BluestemLittle bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium, commonly known as little bluestem or beard grass, is a North American prairie grass. Little bluestem is a perennial bunchgrass and is prominent in tallgrass prairie, along with big bluestem , indiangrass and switchgrass...
(Schizachyrium scoparium) - Kansas state tree: Plains Cottonwood (Populus sargentii)
- United States quarter dollar - Buffalo (American Bison) and Red Poppy
See also
- List of Kansas-related topics
- Lists of United States state insignia
- State of Kansas