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Motto: Ad Astra Per Aspera(To the Stars through Difficulties) |
Bird: Western Meadowlark |
| Reptile: Ornate Box Turtle |
Insect: Honey Bee |
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Flower: Native Sunflower |
Origin of Name: From a Siouan Word Meaning "People of the South Wind" |
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Tree: Cottonwood |
State March: The Kansas March |
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Song: Home on the Range |
State Animal: Buffalo |
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State Capital: Topeka |
Nicknames: Sunflower State, Jayhawk State |
| Amphibian: Barred Tiger Salamander |
34th State - Entered Union January 29, 1861 |