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• Read an Introduction to Missouri/ symbols.
• To learn more about a symbol, click its link in the left column (Designation) of the table below.
A check mark (check mark (article available)) indicates an article, with or without pictures, about that symbol. (However, many symbol pages without check marks nevertheless have a little text, pictures and/or links to related resources.)

Designation Symbol Scientific Name Year
Flag 1913
Seal 1822
Nickname Show Me State
Nickname Bullion State
Nickname Lead State
Nickname Cave State
Nickname Ozark State
Motto Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto  [(Latin...)]
Song Missouri Waltz 1949
check mark (article available)Flower hawthorn blossom Crataegus 1923
check mark (article available)Tree American dogwood Cornus florida 1955
Tree Nut black walnut Juglans nigra 1990
Grape Norton/Cynthiana grape Vitis aestivalis 2003
check mark (article available)Bird eastern bluebird Sialia sialis 1927
Animal Missouri mule Equus 1995
Horse Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Equus caballus 2002
Amphibian bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 2005
Aquatic Animal paddlefish or spoonbill Polyodon spathula 1997
Fish channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus 1997
Insect honeybee Apis mellifera 1985
Soil Menfro
Fossil crinoid Delocrinus missouriensis 1989
Dinosaur Hypsibema missouriensis Hypsibema missouriensis 2004
Mineral galena (lead) 1967
Rock mozarkite 1967
Musical instrument fiddle 1987
American Folk Dance square dance 1995
Language English 1998
Day Missouri Day: 3rd Wednesday in October 1915


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