State Bird: Scissor-Tailed FlycatcherState Fish: The
White Bass
State Large Animal: American
Buffalo or Bison
State Reptile: The
Mountain Boomer
State Flower: Mistletoe
State Wildflower:
Indian Blanket
State Tree: Redbud
State Colors: Green
and White
State Waltz: "Oklahoma
Wind"
State Soil: Port
Silt Loam
State Musical Instrument:
The
Fiddle
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State Song: "Oklahoma!"
from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical of the same name.
State Rock: Barite
Rose Rock
Motto: "Labor
Omnia Vincit meaning Labor
Conquers all things
Origin of State Name:
The name was derived by combining the
Choctaw words for red and people.
Nickname for State: The
Sooner State. The nickname
describes land-hungry settlers, who rushed to claim territory
opened for settlement.
Nickname for residents: Oklahomans
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