List of New Mexico state symbols



This is a list of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of New Mexico. Most such designations are found in §12.3 of the New Mexico Statutes. The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized after a law is passed by the state legislature. New Mexico is the first state to adopt a state question: "Red or green?," referring to chile peppers. The state also has a prescribed answer: "Red and green" or "Christmas," encouraging the use of both colors of chile.

Insignia

 * Flag: Flag of New Mexico (1925)
 * Seal: Seal of New Mexico (1913)
 * Motto: Crescit eundo, It Grows as it Goes (Latin). (1887)
 * Nickname: Land of Enchantment; Tierra del Encanto, or Tierra Encantada (1999)
 * Slogan: "Everybody is somebody in New Mexico" (1975)
 * Question: "Red or Green?" (1999) – see New Mexico state question
 * Answer: "Red and Green" or "Christmas". (2007)

Capital

 * Capital: Santa Fe (1610)

Music

 * State Song: O Fair New Mexico, Elizabeth Garrett (1917)
 * Spanish Language State Song: Así Es Nuevo México, Amadeo Lucero (1971)
 * Ballad: Land Of Enchantment, Michael Martin Murphey (1989)
 * Bilingual Song: New Mexico - Mi Lindo Nuevo México, Pablo Mares (1995)
 * Cowboy Song: Under the New Mexico Skies, Syd Masters (2009)

Flora

 * Flower: Yucca flower (1927)
 * Tree: Two-needle piñon pine (Pinus edulis) (1949)
 * Grass: Blue grama (Bouteloua gracillis) (1973)

Foods

 * Vegetables: Chile (Capsicum annum L.) (1965) and frijoles (pinto beans of the Phaseolus vulgaris family) (1965)
 * Cookie: Biscochito (1989)

Fauna

 * Amphibian: New Mexico spadefoot toad (Spea multiplicata) (2003)
 * Animal: New Mexico black bear (1963)
 * Bird: Chaparral bird (greater roadrunner) (1949)
 * Butterfly: Sandia hairstreak (2003)
 * Fish: Rio Grande cutthroat trout (1955)
 * Insect: Tarantula hawk wasp (Pepsis grossa) (1989)
 * Reptile: New Mexico whiptail lizard (Cnemidophorus neomexicanus) (2003)

Geology

 * Fossil: Coelophysis (1981)
 * Gem: Turquoise (1967)