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 defined by Oklahoma Senate of House of Representative resolutions.
| Flora | ||
|---|---|---|
| Floral emblem | Mistletoe | |
| Wildflower | Indian Blanket Gaillardia pulchella | 1910 |
| Tree | Redbud Cercis canadensis | 1971 |
| Grass | Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans | 1972 |
| Flower | Oklahoma Rose | 2004 |
| Fauna | ||
| Bird | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher Muscivora forficata | 1951 |
| Reptile | Collared Lizard (Mountain Boomer) Crotaphytus collaris) | 1969 |
| Mammal | Bison Bison bison | 1972 |
| Fish | White bass (Sand bass) Morone chrysops | 1974 |
| Furbearer Animal | Common Raccoon Procyon lotor | 1989 |
| Insect | European honey bee Apis mellifera | 1992 |
| Game Animal | White-tail deer Odocoileus virginians | 1990 |
| Game Bird | Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo | 1990 |
| Butterfly | Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes | 1996 |
| Amphibian | Bullfrog Rana catesbeiana | 1997 |
| Fossil | Allosaurid dinosaur Saurophaganax maximus | 2000 |
| Flying Mammal | Mexican Free-Tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis | 2006 |
| Dinosaur | High Spined Lizard Acrocanthosaurus atokensis | 2006 |
| Music | ||
| waltz | "Oklahoma Wind" | |
| Anthem | "Oklahoma!" lyrics: Oscar Hammerstein II music: Richard Rodgers |
1953 |
| Song | "Oklahoma Hills" lyrics: Woody Guthrie music: Woody Guthrie |
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| Musical Instrument | Fiddle | 1984 |
| Country and Western Song | "Faded Love" by John Willis and Bob Wills |
1988 |
| Folk Dance | Square Dance | 1988 |
| Percussive Musical Instrument | Drum | 1993 |
| Children's Song | "Oklahoma, My Native Land" by Martha Kemm Barrett |
1996 |
| Western Band | The Sounds of the Southwest | 1997 |
| Folk Song | "Oklahoma Hills" by Woody Guthrie and Jack Guthrie |
2001 |
| Other | ||
| Colors | Green and White | 1915 |
| Rock | Rose Rock (Barite rose) | 1968 |
| Theatre | Lynn Riggs Players of Oklahoma, Inc. | 1971 |
| Poem | "Howdy Folks" by David Randolph Milsten | 1973 |
| Pin | "OK" pin | 1982 |
| Beverage | Milk | 1985 |
| Soil | Port Silt Loam Cumulic haplustolls | 1987 |
| Meal | Fried okra, squash, cornbread, barbecue pork, biscuits, sausage and gravy, grits, corn, strawberries, chicken fried steak, pecan pie, and black-eyed peas. |
1988 |
| Poet Laureate | biennial gubernatorial appointment | 1994 |
| Tartan | Oklahoma Tartan | 1999 |