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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