Kansas Symbols - State Symbols

1861 - State Seal

1903 - State Flower: Wild Native Sunflower

1925 - State Banner (alterations to the original have been made since this time)

1927 - State Flag (alterations to the original design have been made since this time)

1935 - State March: "The Kansas March" (This is the first state march adopted.)

1937 - State Bird: Western Meadowlark

1937 - State Tree: Cottonwood

1947 - State Song: "Home on the Range"

1955 - State Animal: American Buffalo

1976 - State Insect: Honeybee

1986 - State Reptile: Ornate Box Turtle

1990 - State Soil: Harney Loam Silt

1992 - State March: "Here's Kansas" (This is the second state march adopted.)

1994 - State Amphibian: Barred Tiger Salamander

2010 - State Grass: Little Bluestem