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Sunflower; photo by Philip Chapman-Bell on Flickr (noncommercial use permitted with attribution / share alike).

Official State Nickname of Kansas

The official nickname for Kansas is "The Sunflower State." The sunflower is also the official state flower of Kansas and appears on the state flag and the Kansas quarter.

Kansas is also called  The JayHawker State, The Wheat State, and The Breadbasket of the World.  All State Nicknames

Source Kansas Symbols: Kansas Historical Society Kansas as the Breadbasket: Kansas Historical Society 1985 Article; There's No Place Like Home: Kansas Historical Society What is the state's nickname: Kansas Historical Society Reference All State Nicknames All Kansas Symbols & Icons All Categories of State Symbols

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