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Designation Symbol / Emblem Adopted
Floral Emblem Mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum) 1893
Great Seal Find out more 1906
Colors Green and White 1915
Flag Find out more 1925
Tree Redbud (Cercis canadensis) 1937
Bird Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Muscivora forficata) 1951
Anthem "Oklahoma!," lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rogers 1953
Song "Oklahoma!," lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rogers 1953
Rock Rose Rock (Barite rose) commonly known and referred to as the "rose rock". 1968
Reptile Mountain Boomer or Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris) 1969
Theatre Lynn Riggs Players of Oklahoma, Inc. 1971
Animal Bison (Bison bison) 1972
Grass Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) 1972
Poem "Howdy Folks" by David Randolph Milsten 1973
Fish White Bass, also called Sand Bass (Morone chrysops) 1974
Pin "OK" pin 1982
Salute to the Flag Find out more. 1982
Waltz "Oklahoma Wind" by Dr. Dale J. Smith 1982
Musical Instrument Fiddle 1984
Beverage Milk 1985
Wild Flower Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) 1910
Soil Port Silt Loam (Cumulic haplustolls) 1987
Country & Western Song "Faded Love" by John Willis and Bob Wills. Adopted by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 65 on February 2, 1988. 1988
Folk Dance Square Dance 1988
Meal Fried okra, squash, cornbread, barbecue pork, biscuits, sausage and gravy, grits, corn, strawberries, chicken fried steak, pecan pie, and black-eyed peas. 1988
Furbearer Animal Raccoon (Procyon lotor) 1989
Game Animal White-tail deer (Odocoileus virginians) 1990
Game Bird Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) 1990
Insect Honeybee (Apis millifera) 1992
Percussive Musical Instrument Drum 1993
Poet Laureate Appointed by the Governor for a period of two years, appointment made by January 1 of every odd year. 1994
Butterfly Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) 1996
Children's Song "Oklahoma, My Native Land" composed and written by Martha Kemm Barrett 1996
Amphibian Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) Adopted by House Concurrent Resolution 1026 on May 5, 1997. 1997
Western Band The Sounds of the Southwest 1997
Tartan Oklahoma Tartan adopted with House Concurrent Resolution No. 1025 1999
Fossil Saurophaganax maximus 2000
Folk Song "Oklamoma Hills" composed and written by Woody Guthrie and Jack Guthrie 2001
Flower Oklahoma Rose 2004
Cartoon Character GUSTY® 2005
Crystal Hourglass Selenite Crystal 2005
Fruit Strawberry 2005
Flying mammal Mexican free-tailed bat 2006
Vegetable Watermelon, Effective: 11/01/07 2007
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