List of Oklahoma state symbols
This is a list of Oklahoma's state symbols, including official and unofficial. The official symbols are codified by statute. Many of the unofficial symbols are put in place by Oklahoma Senate of House of Representative resolutions.
State symbols
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| Flora | ||
|---|---|---|
| Floral emblem | Mistletoe | 25 O.S.3§92, 1893 |
| Fruit | Strawberry | 25 O.S.3§98.10, 2005 |
| Wildflower | Indian Blanket Gaillardia pulchella | 25 O.S.3§92.1, 1986 |
| Tree | Redbud Cercis canadensis | 1971 |
| Grass | Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans | SCR72, 1972 |
| Flower | Oklahoma Rose | 25 O.S.3§92, 2004 |
| Vegetable | Watermelon | 2007 |
| Fauna | ||
| Bird | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Muscivora forficata | 25 O.S.3§98, 1951 |
| Reptile | Collared Lizard (Mountain Boomer) Crotaphytus collaris) | HCR1009, 1969 |
| Mammal | Buffalo Bison bison | SCR101, 1972 |
| Fish | White bass (Sand bass) Morone chrysops | 25 O.S.3§98.2, 1974 |
| Furbearer Animal | Common Raccoon Procyon lotor | SCR25, 1989 |
| Insect | European honey bee Apis mellifera | SCR75, 1992 |
| Game Animal | White-tail deer Odocoileus Virginians | SCR24, 1990 |
| Game Bird | Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo | 25 O.S.3§98.13,1990 |
| Butterfly | Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes | HB2082, 1996 |
| Amphibian | Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana | HCR1026, 1997 |
| Fossil | Saurophaganax Maximus | 25 O.S.3§98.6, 2000 |
| Flying Mammal | Mexican free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) | 25 O.S.3§98.11, 2006 |
| Dinosaur | Acrocanthosaurus atokensis | 25 O.S.3§98.14, 2006 |
| Music | ||
| waltz | "Oklahoma Wind" | SR42, 1982 |
| Anthem | "Oklahoma!" lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II music: Richard Rodgers |
25 O.S.3§94.1, 1953 |
| Folk Song | "Oklahoma Hills" by Woody Guthrie and Jack Guthrie |
25 O.S.3§94.8, 2001 |
| Musical instrument | Fiddle | Unknown |
| Country and Western Song | "Faded Love" by John Willis and Bob Wills |
SCR65, 1988 |
| Folk Dance | Square Dance | SCR111, 1988 |
| Percussive Musical Instrument | Drum | 25 O.S.3§98.3, 1993 |
| Children's Song | "Oklahoma, My Native Land" by Martha Kemm Barrett |
HB3000, 1996 |
| Western Band | The Sounds of the Southwest | HCR1053, 1997 |
| Other | ||
| Cartoon Character | GUSTY© | 25 O.S.3§98.9, 2005 |
| Colors | Green and White | 25 O.S.3§93, 1915 |
| Rock | Rose Rock (Barite rose) | 25 O.S.3§98.1, 1968 |
| State Monument | Golden Driller | SCR23, 1979 |
| Theatre | Lynn Riggs Players of Oklahoma, Inc. | Unknown |
| Poem | "Howdy Folks" by David Randolph Milsten | Unknown |
| Pin | "OK" pin | Unknown |
| Beverage | Milk | SCR, 1985 |
| Soil | Port Silt Loam Cumulic haplustolls | Unknown |
| Poet Laureate | biennial gubernatorial appointment | 1994 |
| Tartan | Oklahoma Tartan | HCR1025, 1999 |
| Stamp | Oklahoma Statehood Stamp which celebrates the 100th birthday of Oklahoma's entry into the Union, November 16, 1907 | Issued by the United States Postal Service [1] |