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'''[[File:Map of USA OK.svg|thumb|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== <!--may overlap table on some screen resolutions, needs a fix--> [[File:BlanketFlowerGaillardiapulchellaTexas.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Indian blanket]] (''Gaillardia pulchella'') is Oklahoma's official state wildflower.]] [[File:American bison k5680-1.jpg|thumb|right|150px| Senate Concurrent Resolution 101 (1972) designated the [[American bison|buffalo]] (''Bison bison'') as Oklahoma's state mammal.]] [[File:GoldenDriller.jpg|thumb|right|150px|In 1979, the Oklahoma State Senate named the {{convert|76|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} [[Golden Driller]] as the state monument (SCR23, 1979).]] {| class="wikitable" style="text-valign: top;" |- !colspan=3|Flora |fortnite ||[[Mistletoe]] ||25 O.S.3§92, 1893 |- |[[Fruit]] ||[[Strawberry]] ||25 O.S.3§98.10, 2005 |- |[[Wildflower]] ||[[Indian blanket]] <small>(''Gaillardia pulchella'')</small> ||25 O.S.3§92.1, 1986 |- |[[Tree]] ||[[Redbud]] <small>(''Cercis canadensis'')</small> ||25 OS § 97, 1937 (moved to 2 OS § 16-69, 2001) |- |[[State grass|Grass]] ||[[Indian grass]] <small>(''Sorghastrum nutans'')</small> ||SCR72, 1972 |- |[[State flower|Flower]] ||Oklahoma rose ||25 O.S.3§92, 2004 |- |[[Vegetable]] ||[[Watermelon]] ||25 OS § 98.15,2007 |- !colspan=3|Fauna |- |[[List of U.S. state birds|Bird]] ||[[Scissor-tailed flycatcher]] <small>(''Muscivora forficata'')</small> ||25 O.S.3§98, 1951 |- |[[State reptile|Reptile]] ||[[Common collared lizard|Collared lizard]] <small>(mountain boomer ''Crotaphytus collaris'')</small> ||HCR1009, 1969 |- |[[State mammal|Mammal]] ||[[American bison|Buffalo]] <small>(''Bison bison'')</small> ||SCR101, 1972 |- |[[State fish|Fish]] ||[[White bass]] <small>(sand bass ''Morone chrysops'')</small> ||25 O.S.3§98.2, 1974 |- |[[State furbearer animal|Furbearer animal]] ||[[Common raccoon]] <small>(''Procyon lotor'')</small> ||SCR25, 1989 |- |[[State insect|Insect]] ||[[Western honey bee|European honey bee]] <small>(''Apis mellifera'')</small> ||SCR75, 1992 |- |[[State game animal|Game animal]] ||[[White-tail deer]] <small>(''Odocoileus virginians'')</small> ||SCR24, 1990 |- |[[State game bird|Game bird]] ||[[Wild turkey]] <small>(''Meleagris gallopavo'')</small> ||25 O.S.3§98.13,1990 |- |[[State butterfly|Butterfly]] ||[[Black swallowtail]] <small>(''Papilio polyxenes'')</small> ||HB2082, 1996 |- |[[State amphibian|Amphibian]] ||[[American bullfrog|Bullfrog]] <small>(''Rana catesbeiana'')</small> ||HCR1026, 1997 |- |[[State fossil|Fossil]] ||''[[Saurophaganax|Saurophaganax maximus]]'' ||25 O.S.3§98.6, 2000 |- |[[U.S. state bats|Flying mammal]] ||[[Mexican free-tailed bat]] <small>(''Tadarida brasiliensis'')</small> ||25 O.S.3§98.11, 2006 |- |[[Dinosaur]] ||[[Acrocanthosaurus|''Acrocanthosaurus atokensis'']] ||25 O.S.3§98.14, 2006 |- |[[Bird of prey|Raptor]] ||[[Red-tailed Hawk]] <small>(''Buteo jamaicensis'')</small> ||HB2997, 2018 |- !colspan=3|Music |- |[[State waltz|Waltz]] ||"Oklahoma Wind" ||SR42, 1982 |- |[[Anthem]] ||"[[Oklahoma (state song)|Oklahoma!]]"<br/>lyrics: [[Oscar Hammerstein II]]<br/>music: [[Richard Rodgers]] ||25 O.S.3§94.1, 1953 |- |Folk song ||"[[Oklahoma Hills]]"<br/>by [[Woody Guthrie]]<br/>and [[Jack Guthrie]] ||25 O.S.3§94.8, 2001 |- |[[Musical instrument]] ||[[Fiddle]] ||SCR25, 1984 |- |[[Country and western|Country and western song]] ||"[[Faded Love]]"<br/>by John Willis<br/>and [[Bob Wills]] ||SCR65, 1988 |- |Folk dance ||[[Square dance]] ||SCR111, 1988 |- |[[Percussion instrument|Percussive musical instrument]] ||[[Drum]] ||25 O.S.3§98.3, 1993 |- |Children's song ||"Oklahoma, My Native Land"<br/>by Martha Kemm Barrett ||HB3000, 1996 |- |Western band ||The Sounds of the Southwest ||HCR1053, 1997 |- |Inspirational Song ||"[[I Can Only Imagine (MercyMe song)|I Can Only Imagine]]"<br/>by [[MercyMe]] ||HB3473, 2018 |- !colspan=3| Other |- |[[Language]] ||English ||State Question 751 |- |- |[[Cartoon|Cartoon character]] ||[[Don Woods (meteorologist)|GUSTY]] ||25 O.S.3§98.9, 2005 |- |[[Colors]] ||[[Green]] and [[white]] ||25 O.S.3§93, 1915 |- |[[State rock|Rock]] ||[[Rose rock]] <small> (Barite rose)</small> ||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 |- |[[Lapel pin|Pin]] ||"OK" pin ||SCR36, 1982 |- |[[State beverage|Beverage]] ||[[Milk]] ||SCR2, 1985 |- |[[State soil|Soil]] ||[[Port Silt Loam]] <small> ''Cumulic haplustolls''</small> ||HJR1014, 1987 |- |[[Meal]] ||[[Oklahoma state meal]]:<br>fried [[okra]],<br/> [[Squash (fruit)|squash]],<br/> [[cornbread]],<br/> [[barbecue]]d [[pork]],<br/> [[biscuits]],<br/> [[sausage and gravy]],<br/> [[grits]],<br/> [[maize|corn]],<br/> [[strawberry|strawberries]],<br/> [[chicken fried steak]],<br/> [[pecan pie]],<br/> and [[black-eyed peas]]. ||HCR 1083, 1988 |- |[[List of U.S. states' Poets Laureate|Poet laureate]] ||Biennial gubernatorial [[Poets Laureate of Oklahoma|appointment]] ||1994 |- |[[Tartan]] ||Oklahoma Tartan ||HCR1025, 1999 |- |[[Postage stamp|Stamp]] ||''[[Oklahoma Statehood Stamp]]'' which celebrates the 100th birthday of Oklahoma's entry into the [[United States|Union]], November 16, 1907 ||Issued by the [[United States Postal Service]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20070201123026/http://www.usps.com/communications/news/press/2007/sr07_003.htm] |} {{clear}} ==See also== *[[List of Oklahoma-related topics]] *[[Lists of United States state insignia]] *[[State of Oklahoma]] ==References== {{reflist|2}} {{clear}} {{Oklahoma|expanded}} {{state symbols|collapsed}} [[Category:Oklahoma-related lists|State symbols]] [[Category:Lists of United States state symbols by state|Oklahoma]] [[Category:Symbols of Oklahoma| ]]'