Designation | Symbol / Emblem |
American Folk Dance | Square Dance |
Amphibian | North American Bullfrog |
Animal | Missouri Mule |
Aquatic Animal | Paddlefish or Spoonbill, (Polyodon spathula). |
Bird | Bluebird (Sialia sialis) |
Day | Missouri Day, 3rd Wednesday in October |
Dinosaur | Hypsibema missouriensis |
Fish | Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) |
Flag | Flag of Missouri |
Floral Emblem | Hawthorn Blossom (of tree commonly called the “red haw” or “wild haw” (Crataegus) |
Fossil | Fossilized remains of Crinoidea (Delocrinus missouriensis) |
Grape | Norton/Cynthiana grape |
Horse | Missouri Fox Trotting Horse(more) |
Insect | Honeybee (Apis mellifera) |
Mineral | Galena (lead) |
Musical Instrument | Fiddle |
Nut | Nut of the Black Walnut tree (juglans nigra), the Eastern Black Walnut. |
Lithologic Emblem (Rock) | Mozarkite |
Song | Missouri Waltz arranged by Frederick Knight Logan from a melody by John Valentine Eppel, with lyrics by J. R. Shannon |
Arboreal Emblem (Tree) | Flowering Dogwood (Cornus Florida L.) |
Missouri State Symbols
Designation Symbol / Emblem American Folk Dance Square Dance Amphibian North American Bullfrog Animal Missouri Mule Aquatic Animal Paddlefish or Spoonbill, (Polyodon spathula). Bird Bluebird (Sialia sialis) Day Missouri Day,…