“I know the sunflower is the state something. And the state bird is the Jayhawk? I guess not, because it isn’t real. We haven’t been in Lawrence long.”

— Mike Lavoy, retail, Lawrence

“The sunflower of course. And I think the state bird is the meadowlark.”

— Tanner Mulford, musician, Topeka

“The box turtle, the salamander, the sunflower, the buffalo.”

— Clara Lehr, 10th-grader, Lawrence

“The horned toad, the mocking bird, the sunflower, the box turtle ... and the state soil is sandy loam.”

— Kendra Noll, works for Boys and Girls Club, Lawrence