List of Oklahoma state symbols
Location of the state of Oklahoma in the United States of America
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 or House of Representative resolutions.
State symbols
Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) is Oklahoma's official state wildflower.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 101 (1972) designated the buffalo (Bison bison) as Oklahoma's state mammal.
In 1979, the Oklahoma State Senate named the 76-foot-tall (23 m) Golden Driller as the state monument (SCR23, 1979).
| 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 |
| Rock song | "Do You Realize??" by The Flaming Lips |
Senate Joint Resolution 24, 2009 |
| 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 | ||
| Language | English | State Question 751 |
| 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 |
| Meal | Fried okra, squash, cornbread, barbecued pork, biscuits, sausage and gravy, grits, corn, strawberries, chicken fried steak, pecan pie, and black-eyed peas. |
No information |
| 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 |
See also
References
External links
- Oklahoma Almanac–"Tourism, Symbols, and Flags"
- USPS description of the Oklahoma Statehood Stamp
- Oklahoma Digital Maps: Digital Collections of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
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