List of Missouri state symbols

The following is a list of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of Missouri.

Quarter (released in 2003)

State symbols

TypeSymbolAdoptedImage
AmphibianAmerican bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeiana
2005[1][2]
AnimalMissouri mule1995[1][3]
Aquatic animalPaddlefish
Polyodon spathula
1997[1][4]
BirdBluebird
Sialia sialis
1927[5] or 1929[1]
DanceSquare dance1995[1][6]
DessertIce cream cone1904[1][7]
DinosaurHypsibema missouriensis2004[1][8]
Endangered speciesHellbender salamander
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis
2019[9]
ExerciseJumping jacks2014[9]
FishChannel catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
1997[1][10]
FlowerHawthorn (also known as "red haw" or "wild haw")[1]
Crataegus punctata
1923[11]
Football teamKansas City Chiefs (NFL)2019[12]
FossilCrinoid
Delocrinus missouriensis
1989[1][13]
Fruit treePawpaw tree
Asimina triloba
2019[9]
Game birdBobwhite Quail
Colinus virginianus[14]
2007[1]
GrapeNorton
Vitis aestivalis
2003[1][15]
GrassBig bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
2007[1][16]
Historical dogOld Drum2017[9]
Hockey teamSt. Louis Blues (NHL)2019[17]
HolidayMissouri Day
(Third Wednesday in October)
1915[18]
HorseMissouri Fox Trotter
Equus ferus caballus
2002[1][19]
InsectHoneybee
Apis mellifera
1985[1][20]
InvertebrateCrayfish
2007[1][21]
MineralGalena1967[1][22]
MottoSalus Populi Suprema Lex Esto
(Latin: "Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law.")
1822[23]
Musical instrumentFiddle1987[1][24]
ReptileThree-toed box turtle
Terrapene carolina triunguis
2007[1][25]
RockMozarkite1967[1][26]
Song"Missouri Waltz"1949[1][27]
Tartan"Missouri Tartan"2019[1][28]
TreeFlowering dogwood
Cornus florida
1955[1][29]
Tree nutEastern black walnut
Juglans nigra
1990[1][30]
Wonder dogJim the Wonder Dog2017[9]

See also

References

"State Symbols of Missouri". Office of the Secretary of State, Missouri. Retrieved 2009-06-03.

External links