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 dance
1995
DessertIce cream cone2008
DinosaurHypsibema missouriensis2004
FishChannel catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
1997
FlowerHawthorn
Crataegus punctata
1923
FossilCrinoid
Delocrinus missouriensis
1989
Game birdBobwhite Quail
Colinus virginianus
2007
GrapeNorton
Vitis aestivalis
2003
GrassBig bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
2007
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