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 )
25 OS § 97, 1937 (moved to 2 OS § 16-69, 2001)
Grass
Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans )
SCR72, 1972
Flower
Oklahoma rose
25 O.S.3§92, 2004
Vegetable
Watermelon
25 OS § 98.15,2007
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
Raptor
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis )
HB2997, 2018
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
Musical instrument
Fiddle
SCR25, 1984
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
Inspirational Song
"I Can Only Imagine " by MercyMe
HB3473, 2018
Other
Language
English
State Question 751
Astronomical object
Rosette Nebula , NGC 2237
25 O.S. §25-98.18, 2019
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.
53 OS § 81
Poem
"Howdy Folks" by David Randolph Milsten
HCR7, 1941
Pin
"OK" pin
SCR36, 1982
Beverage
Milk
SCR2, 1985
Soil
Port Silt Loam Cumulic haplustolls
HJR1014, 1987
Meal
Oklahoma state meal :fried okra , squash , cornbread , barbecued pork , biscuits , sausage and gravy , grits , corn , strawberries , chicken fried steak , pecan pie , and black-eyed peas .
HCR 1083, 1988
Steak
Ribeye
25 O.S. §25-98.19, 2019
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 [1]
See also
References
Territories and the federal district