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Comprehensive Directory of State Heritage
State Capital
Topeka
State Flag
Established 1927
State Seal
Established 1861
State Motto
Ad astra per aspera ("To the stars through difficulties")
State Nickname
"The Sunflower State"
State Song
"Home on the Range" (1947)
State Bird
Western Meadowlark (1937)
State Fish
Channel Catfish (2018)
State Insect
Honey Bee (1976)
State Reptile
Ornate Box Turtle (1986)
State Amphibian
Barred Tiger Salamander (1994)
State Flower
Wild Native Sunflower (1903)
State Tree
Eastern Cottonwood (1937)
State Grass
Little Bluestem (2010)
State Gemstone
Jelinite (fossilized amber) (2018)
State Mineral
Galena (2018)
State Rock
Greenhorn Limestone (2018)
State Soil
Harney Silt Loam (1990)
State Fruit
Sandhill Plum (2022)
State Banner
Established 1925
State Quarter Design
Buffalo and Sunflower
State Language
English
State Animal
American Buffalo / Bison (1955)
State Red Wine Grape
Chambourcin (2019)
State White Wine Grape
Vignoles (2019)
State Marine Fossil
Tylosaurus (2014)
State Flying Fossil
Pteranodon (2014)
State Land Fossil
Silvisaurus condrayi (2023)
State Marches
"The Kansas March" and "Here's Kansas" (1935, 1992)