List of Kansas state symbols

The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. State of Kansas.

The Western Meadowlark, Kansas' state bird

Symbol	State symbol	Date adopted
State flower	Native Sunflower	1903
State march	The Kansas March	1935
State bird	Western Meadowlark	1937
State tree	Cottonwood	1937
State song	Home on the Range	1947
State animal	The American Buffalo	1955
State insect	The honeybee	1976
State reptile	The Ornate Box Turtle	1986
State amphibian	The Barred Tiger Salamander	1993
State grass	Little Bluestem	2010

Other symbols

• The flag of Kansas
• The seal of Kansas
• Kansas' state saying, Ad astra per aspera (Latin, To the stars through difficulty)

References

"Kansas Quick Facts". governor.ks.gov. https://governor.ks.gov/about-kansas/quickfacts. Retrieved 30 December 2010.