Oklahoma Symbols: A Complete Reference (GeoSymbols)

Oklahoma






• Read an Introduction to Oklahoma 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 1925
Seal 1906
Nickname Sooner State
Motto Labor Omnia Vincit  [(Latin...)] 1906
Anthem Oklahoma 1953
check mark (article available)Floral Emblem mistletoe Phoradendron serotinum 1893
Flower Oklahoma rose Rosa odorata 2004
check mark (article available)Wildflower Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella 1986
check mark (article available)Tree redbud Cercis canadensis 1937
Grass Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans 1972
check mark (article available)Bird scissor-tailed flycatcher Tyrannus forficatus 1951
Game Bird turkey Meleagris gallopavo 1990
check mark (article available)Animal bison Bison bison 1972
check mark (article available)Game Animal white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus 1990
check mark (article available)Furbearer raccoon Procyon lotor 1989
Reptile mountain boomer or collared lizard Crotalus willardi 1969
Amphibian bullfrog Rana catesbeiana 1997
Fish white bass, or sand bass Morone chrysops 1974
Butterfly black swallowtail Papilio polyxenes 1996
Insect honeybee Apis mellifera 1992
Soil Port 1987
Fossil Saurophaganax maximus Saurophaganax maximus 2000
Rock rose rock (barite rose) 1968
Folk Song Oklahoma Hills 2001
Country and Western Song Faded Love 1988
Children’s Song Oklahoma, My Native Land 1996
Musical Instrument fiddle 1984
Percussive Musical Instru... drum 1993
Western Band The Sounds of the Southwest 1997
Waltz Oklahoma Wind 1982
Folk Dance square dance 1988
Theatre Lynn Riggs Players of Oklahoma, Inc, 1971
Poem Howdy Folks 1973
Meal Fried okra, squash, cornbread, barbecue pork, biscuits, sausage a 1988
Beverage milk 1985
Colors green and white 1915
Oklahoma Tartan tartan 1999
Language English 2002
Pin “OK” pin 1982

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