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Designation<\/b><\/td>\nSymbol \/ Emblem<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amphibian<\/td>\nBullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) Adopted by House Concurrent Resolution 1026 on May 5, 1997.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Animal<\/td>\nBison (Bison bison)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anthem<\/td>\nOklahoma!, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rogers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beverage<\/td>\nMilk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bird<\/td>\nScissor-tailed Flycatcher (Muscivora forficata)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Butterfly<\/td>\nBlack Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cartoon Character<\/td>\nGUSTY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Children’s Song<\/td>\nOklahoma, My Native Land composed and written by Martha Kemm Barrett<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colors<\/td>\nGreen and White<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Country & Western Song<\/td>\nFaded Love by John Willis and Bob Wills. Adopted by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 65 on February 2, 1988.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crystal<\/td>\nHourglass Selenite Crystal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fish<\/td>\nWhite Bass, also called Sand Bass (Morone chrysops)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flag<\/td>\nOklahoma Flag<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floral Emblem<\/td>\nMistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flower<\/td>\nOklahoma Rose<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Folk Dance<\/td>\nSquare Dance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Folk Song<\/td>\nOklamoma Hills composed and written by Woody Guthrie and Jack Guthrie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fossil<\/td>\nSaurophaganax maximus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Furbearer Animal<\/td>\nRaccoon (Procyon lotor)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fruit<\/td>\nStrawberry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Game Animal<\/td>\nWhite-tail deer (Odocoileus virginians)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Game Bird<\/td>\nWild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grass<\/td>\nIndian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Insect<\/td>\nHoneybee (Apis millifera)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meal<\/td>\nFried okra, squash, cornbread, barbecue pork, biscuits, sausage and gravy, grits, corn, strawberries, chicken fried steak, pecan pie, and black-eyed peas.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Musical Instrument<\/td>\nFiddle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percussive Musical Instrument<\/td>\nDrum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pin<\/td>\nOK pin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poem<\/td>\nHowdy Folks by David Randolph Milsten<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poet Laureate<\/td>\nAppointed by the Governor for a period of two years, appointment made by January 1 of every odd year.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reptile<\/td>\nMountain Boomer or Collared Lizard (Crotaphytus collaris)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rock<\/td>\nRose Rock (Barite rose) commonly known and referred to as the “rose rock”.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soil<\/td>\nPort Silt Loam (Cumulic haplustolls)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Song<\/td>\nOklahoma!, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Richard Rogers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tartan<\/td>\nOklahoma Tartan adopted with House Concurrent Resolution No. 1025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Theatre<\/td>\nLynn Riggs Players of Oklahoma, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tree<\/td>\nRedbud (Cercis canadensis)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waltz<\/td>\nOklahoma Wind by Dr. Dale J. Smith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Western Band<\/td>\nThe Sounds of the Southwest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wild Flower<\/td>\nIndian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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