Welcome to Missouri! (Continued below)
| Nicknames & Slogans | |||
| Nicknames | The Show Me State, Bullion State, Lead State, Cave State, Ozark State | ||
| Symbols of State | |||
| Motto | Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto | > | |
| Song | Missouri Waltz | 1949 | > |
| EcoSymbols | |||
| Flower | hawthorn blossom (Crataegus) | 1923 | > |
| Tree | American dogwood (Cornus florida) | 1955 | > |
| Fruit Tree | pawpaw (Asimina triloba) | 2019 | > |
| Grass | big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) | 2017 | > |
| Grape | Norton/Cynthiana grape (Vitis aestivalis) | 2003 | > |
| Tree Nut | black walnut (Juglans nigra) | 1990 | > |
| Bird | eastern bluebird (Sialia sialis) | 1927 | > |
| Game Bird | bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) | 2007 | > |
| Animal | Missouri mule (Equus) | 1995 | > |
| Horse | Missouri Fox Trotting Horse (Equus caballus) | 2002 | > |
| Reptile | three-toed box turtle (Terrapene carolina) | 2007 | > |
| Amphibian | bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) | 2005 | > |
| Endangered Species | hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) | 2019 | > |
| Fish | channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) | 1997 | > |
| Aquatic Animal | paddlefish or spoonbill (Polyodon spathula) | 1997 | > |
| Insect | honeybee (Apis mellifera)  |
1985 | > |
| Crustacean | crayfish (Cambaridae) | 2007 | > |
| Mineral | galena (lead) | 1967 | > |
| Rock | mozarkite | 1967 | > |
| Fossil † | crinoid (Delocrinus missouriensis) | 1989 | > |
| Dinosaur † | Hypsibema missouriensis | 2004 | > |
| Soil | Menfro (unofficial)  |
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| Cultural Symbols | |||
| Dessert | ice cream cone | 2008 | > |
| Exercise | jumping jacks | 2014 | > |
| Historical Dog | Old Drum | 2017 | > |
| Wonder Dog | Jim the Wonder Dog | 2017 | > |
| Tartan | 2019 | > | |
| American Folk Dance | square dance |
1995 | > |
| Musical Instrument | fiddle | 1987 | > |
| Language | English |
1998 | > |
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