List of Missouri state symbols


The following is a list of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of Missouri.

State symbols

TypeSymbolAdoptedImage
AmphibianAmerican bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeiana		2005
AnimalMissouri mule1995
Aquatic animalPaddlefish
Polyodon spathula		1997
BirdBluebird
Sialia sialis		1927 or 1929
DanceSquare dance1995
DessertIce cream cone1904
DinosaurHypsibema missouriensis2004
Endangered speciesHellbender salamander
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis		2019
ExerciseJumping jacks2014
FishChannel catfish
Ictalurus punctatus		1997
FlowerHawthorn
Crataegus punctata		1923
Football teamKansas City Chiefs 2019
FossilCrinoid
Delocrinus missouriensis		1989
Fruit treePawpaw tree
Asimina triloba		2019
Game birdBobwhite Quail
Colinus virginianus		2007
GrapeNorton
Vitis aestivalis		2003
GrassBig bluestem
Andropogon gerardi		2007
Historical dogOld Drum2017
Hockey teamSt. Louis Blues 2019
HolidayMissouri Day
1915
HorseMissouri Fox Trotter
Equus ferus caballus		2002
InsectHoneybee
Apis mellifera		1985
InvertebrateCrayfish
2007
MineralGalena1967
MottoSalus Populi Suprema Lex Esto
1822
Musical instrumentFiddle1987
ReptileThree-toed box turtle
Terrapene carolina triunguis		2007
RockMozarkite1967
Song"Missouri Waltz"1949
Tartan"Missouri Tartan"2019
TreeFlowering dogwood
Cornus florida		1955
Tree nutEastern black walnut
Juglans nigra		1990
Wonder dogJim the Wonder Dog2017