Kansas state amphibian: barred tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium) Kansas state bird: western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) Kansas state flag: Flag of the State of Kansas Kansas state flower: wild sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Kansas state insect: western honey bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) Kansas state animal: American Buffalo Kansas state motto: Ad astra per aspera (tiếng Latin for To the stars through difficulties) State nickname: Sunflower State Kansas state reptile: ornate turtle (Terra ornata ornata) Kansas state seal: Great Seal of the Kansas State Kansas state soil: Harney silt loam (unofficial) Kansas state song state: "Home on the cottonwood" Kansas state grass: little tree (Sistemarium bluchi) Kansas state scope