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This is a list of Oklahoma's state symbols, including official and unofficial. The official symbols are codified by statute. ... Flower: Oklahoma rose 25 O.S.3§92 ...
(state wild flower) Trillium grandiflorum: 1987 [51] Oklahoma: Oklahoma rose (state flower) Rosa: 2004 [52] Indian blanket (state wildflower) Gaillardia pulchella: 1986 [52] Mistletoe (state floral emblem) Phoradendron leucarpum: 1893 [52] Oregon: Oregon grape: Berberis aquifolium: 1899 [53] Pennsylvania: Mountain laurel (state flower) Kalmia ...
Pages in category "Symbols of Oklahoma" ... This list may not reflect recent changes. List of Oklahoma state symbols; A. Acrocanthosaurus; American bullfrog;
U.S. states, districts, and territories have representative symbols that are recognized by their state legislatures, territorial legislatures, or tradition.Some, such as flags, seals, and birds have been created or chosen by all U.S. polities, while others, such as state crustaceans, state mushrooms, and state toys have been chosen by only a few.
The hybrid tea rose was developed at Oklahoma State University by Herbert C. Swim and O. L. Weeks before 1963 and introduced in 1964. It was hybridised from the cultivars 'Chrysler Imperial' (Lammerts, 1952) and 'Charles Mallerin' (Meilland, 1947). In 2004, the Oklahoma Rose became the official state flower of Oklahoma.
^ Colorado is the only state whose geological symbols reflect the national flag's colors: red (rhodochrosite), white (yule marble), and blue (aquamarine). ^ Florida's state gem, moonstone , was adopted to highlight Florida's role in the United States' Lunar program , which landed the first astronauts on the Moon.
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The Flag of Oklahoma flying outside the Capitol in 2007. Oklahoma's first flag was adopted in 1911, four years after statehood. The flag featured a large centered white star fimbriated in blue on a red field. The number 46 was written in blue inside the star, as Oklahoma was the forty-sixth state to join the Union. [2]