New Mexico State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots
New Mexico Symbols, New Mexico Emblems, and New Mexico Mascots
Browse the state's symbols; state animal, state bird, state flower, state flag, state fossil, state insect, state motto, state seal, state tree, color, dance, fish, mammal, music, nut, reptile seal, and miscellaneous designations, emblems, and mascot of each state with pictures. Find origin of the state name. View the state almanacs, state timelines and peruse state facts and stats such as the capitol, location, and date admitted to the union.
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Land of Enchantment
New Mexico Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots |
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| Animal | Black Bear (Ursus americanus) February 8, 1963 |
| Ballad | "Land of Enchantment" 1989 Written by Martin Murphy, Chick Raines, and Don Cook |
| Bird | Chaparral Bird (Roadrunner) March 16, 1949 |
| Cookie | Bizcochito, 1989 |
| Colors | Red and Yellow of Old Spain 1925 |
| Fish | Rio Grande Cuttthroat Trout, 1955 The Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout is officially the New Mexico State Fish. It is native to the cold mountain streams and lakes of northern New Mexico. It is dark olive color with sparsely scattered black spots. It derives its name from the bright red markings under its throat. While it is normally grows to only 6 to 8 inches in length, anglers like the fish for its fighting spirit. |
| Flag | State Flag, 1925 |
| Flower | Yucca Flower, March 14, 1927 |
| Fossil | Coelophysis Dinosaur, March 17, 1981 |
| Gemstone | Turquoise, March 23, 1967 |
| Grass | Blue Grama Grass (Bouteloua gracillis) 1973 Hardy, low maintenance, low water, perennial sod or bunch grass found in sunny, arid, alkaline soil usually between 3,000 to 8,000 foot elevations. Its seed stalks, with two comb like purplish spikes on each side, occasionally grow as high as four feet. It can be found in sand, loams, shallow sites, bottom lands and mountain grasslands throughout the state. |
| Seal | Great Seal, 1913 |
| Insect | Tarantula Hawk Wasp (Pepsis formosa) 1989 |
| Motto | Crescit eundo (It grows as it goes) |
| Museum, Balloon | Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum, 1999 |
| Poem | "A Nuevo Mexico" 1991 written by Luis Tafoya |
| Question | Red or Green? |
| Slogan, business, commerce and industry |
"Everybody is somebody in New Mexico." 1975 |
| Song | "O' Fair New Mexico" 1917 Words and Music by Elizabeth Garrett |
| Song, Bilingual | "New Mexico - Mi Lindo Nuevo Mexico" 1995 Written by Pablo Mares |
| Song, Spanish Language | "Asi Es Nuevo Mejico" 1971 Words and music by Amadeo Lucero |
| Symbol | Zia, (see Flag) 1925 |
| Tree | Nut Pine or Pinon Tree (Pinus edulis)March 16, 1949 |
| Vegetables | Chile & Frijol (Pinto bean) 1965 Chile and frijoles (free-HO-lays)- pinto beans - are a unique part of the New Mexican diet. Chile is a pungent pepper which is harvested green, in early fall, roasted, peeled and served in everything from soups to stews. |
Chapter 12, Article 3 of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated 2-3-4. State flower; state bird; state tree; state fish; state animal; state vegetables; state gem; state grass; state fossil; state cookie; state insect; state question.
A. The yucca flower is adopted as the official flower of New Mexico.
B. The chaparral bird, commonly called roadrunner, is adopted as the official bird of New Mexico.
C. The nut pine or pinon tree, scientifically known as pinus edulis, is adopted as the official tree of New Mexico.
D. The native New Mexico cutthroat trout is adopted as the official fish of New Mexico.
E. The native New Mexico black bear is adopted as the official animal of New Mexico.
F. The chile, the Spanish adaptation of the chilli, and the pinto bean, commonly known as the frijol, are adopted as the official vegetables of New Mexico.
G. The turquoise is adopted as the official gem of New Mexico.
H. The blue grama grass, scientifically known as bouteloua gracillis, is adopted as the official grass of New Mexico.
I. The coelophysis is adopted as the official fossil of New Mexico.
J. The bizcochito is adopted as the official cookie of New Mexico.
K. The tarantula hawk wasp, scientifically known as pepsis formosa, is adopted as the official insect of New Mexico.
L. "Red or green?" is adopted as the official question of New Mexico.
History: Laws 1927, ch. 102, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 129-101; 1941 Comp., § 3-1303; Laws 1949, ch. 142, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 4-14-3; Laws 1955, ch. 245, § 1; 1963, ch. 2, § 1; 1965, ch. 20, § 1; 1967, ch. 51, § 1; 1967, ch. 118, § 1; 1973, ch. 95, § 1; 1981, ch. 123, § 1; 1989, ch. 8, § 1; 1989, ch. 154, § 1; 1999, ch. 266, § 1; 1999, ch. 271, § 1.
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