Oklahoma State Symbols
Oklahoma State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots
Oklahoma is a major producer of natural gas,
oil, and agriculture, Oklahoma's primary industries include aviation, energy, telecommunications, and biotechnology. With small mountain ranges, prairies,
and forests, most of Oklahoma lies in the Great Plains. Students can learn how western ranchers, Native American tribes, southern settlers, and eastern
oil barons have created the state's distinct identity.
The name Oklahoma comes from two Choctaw Indian
words, okla, which means "people," and humma, which means "red." In 1889, Congress opened up 2 million acres for white settlement
(it was previously open only to Native Americans who were forced to leave their homelands), and the first of a number of land runs began. Some of the
Oklahoma's settlers were called "Sooners" because they had already staked their land claims
before the land was officially opened for settlement. Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state in 1907. Oklahoma's capital is an easy one to remember--Oklahoma
City. The state floral emblem is the mistletoe (Phoradendron
serotinum), a favorite for kissing under during the winter holidays.
Oklahoma State Symbols contains descriptions and pictures of the state symbols, emblems, and mascots of the state, which can be quickly accessed.
This resource guide represents many of Oklahoma state facts such as Oklahoma state symbols, the state flower, the state gemstone, the state insect,
the state tree, the state bird, the state animal, the state flag that flies over Oklahoma, and the capital, as well as many more symbols, emblems,
and mascots.
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Symbols
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Symbol Name - (Species)
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| Amphibian |
Bull Frog
(Rana catesbeiana) |
| Animal |
Bison
(Bison bison) |
| Anthem (Song) |
"Oklahoma!" |
| Balladeer |
Les Gilliam |
| Beverage |
Milk |
| Bird |
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
(Muscivora forficata) |
| Butterfly |
Black Swallowtail
(Papilio polyxenes) |
| Cartoon Character |
GUSTY® |
| Children Song |
"Oklahoma, My Native Land" |
| Colors |
Green and White |
| Country & Western Song |
"Faded Love" |
| Cowboy Poet Laureate |
Francine Roark Robison |
| Crystal |
Hourglass Selenite Crystal |
| Dinosaur |
Acrocanthosaurus atokensis |
| Fish |
White Bass, also called Sand Bass
(Morone chrysops) |
| Flag |
State Flag |
| Floral Emblem |
Mistletoe
(Phoradendron serotinum) |
| Flower |
Oklahoma Rose |
| Flying mammal |
Mexican free-tailed bat |
| Folk Dance |
Square Dance |
| Folk Song |
"Oklahoma Hills" |
| Fossil |
Saurophaganax Maximus |
| Fruit |
Strawberry |
| Furbearing Animal |
Racoon
(Procyon Lotor) |
| Game Animal |
White-tail deer
(Odocoileus Virginians) |
| Game Bird |
Wild Turkey
(Meleagris gallopavo) |
| Gospel Song |
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
composed and written by Wallis Willis |
| Grass |
Indian Grass
(Sorghastrum nutans) |
| Insect |
Honeybee
(Apis millifera) |
| Land run song |
"The Oklahoma Run,"
composed by Harold Fletcher |
| Meal |
Fried okra, squash, cornbread, barbecue pork, biscuits, sausage and gravy, grits, corn, strawberries, chicken fried steak,
pecan pie, and black-eyed peas. |
| Motto |
Labor Omnia Vincit
(Labor Conquers All Things.) |
| Musical Instrument |
Fiddle |
| Okie caricature artist |
Teresa Farrington |
| Nicknames |
"Sooner State" |
| Percussive Musical Instrument |
Drum |
| Pin |
"OK" |
| Poem |
"Howdy Folks" |
| Poet Laureate |
Francine Ringold Appointed by the Governor for a period of two years, appointment made by January 1 of every
odd year.
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| Quarter |
Oklahoma State Quarter |
| Reptile |
Mountain Boomer or Collared Lizard
(Crotaphytus collaris) |
| Rock |
Rose Rock
(Barite rose) |
| Rock song (Former) |
"Do You Realize??" by the Flaming Lips (By proclamation of Goveronor Brad Henry) |
| Salute to the Flag |
Salute to the Flag |
| Seal |
Great Seal |
| Soil |
Port Silt Loam
(Cumulic haplustolls) |
| Tartan |
Oklahoma Tartan |
| Theatre |
Lynn Riggs Players of Oklahoma, Inc. |
| Tree |
Redbud
(Cercis canadensis) |
| Vegetable |
Watermelon
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| Vietnam war memorial |
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| Waltz |
"Oklahoma Wind" |
| Western Band |
The Sounds of the Southwest |
| Wildfower |
Indian Blanket
(Gaillardia pulchella) |
| Wood Capital of Oklahoma |
Oklahoma Forest Heritage Center Museum, located in Beavers Bend State Park |
