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?"
Insignia
- Flag: Flag of New Mexico (000000001925-01-01-00001925)
- Seal: Seal of New Mexico (000000001913-01-01-00001913)
- Motto: Crescit eundo, It Grows as it Goes (Latin). (000000001887-01-01-00001887)
- Nickname: Land of Enchantment; Spanish: Tierra del Encanto, or Tierra Encantada (000000001999-01-01-00001999)
- Slogan: "Everybody is Somebody in New Mexico" (1975)
- Question: "Red or Green?" (000000001999-01-01-00001999)
- Answer: "Red and Green or Christmas." (000000001999-01-01-00001999)
Capital
- Capital: Santa Fe (000000001610-01-01-00001610)
Music
- English state song: O Fair New Mexico, Spanish: O, Justo Nuevo México (000000001917-01-01-00001917)
- Spanish state song: Spanish: Asi Es Nuevo México, Such is New Mexico (000000001971-01-01-00001971)
- Bilingual state song: Spanish: New Mexico-Mi Lindo Nuevo México, New Mexico-My Lovely New Mexico (000000001995-01-01-00001995)
- State cowboy song: Under New Mexico Skies (000000002009-01-01-00002009)
- March: The New Mexico March by John Philip Sousa (Unofficial)
Flora
- Flower: Yucca flower (000000001927-01-01-00001927)
- Tree: Two-needle piñon pine (Pinus edulis) (000000001949-01-01-00001949)
- Grass: Blue grama (Bouteloua gracillis) (000000001973-01-01-00001973)
Foods
- Cookie: Bizcochito (000000001989-01-01-00001989)
- Vegetables: Chiles and frijoles (pinto beans) (000000001965-01-01-00001965)
Fauna
- Amphibian: New Mexico spadefoot toad (Spea multiplicata) (000000002003-01-01-00002003)
- Animal: New Mexico black bear (000000001963-01-01-00001963)
- Bird: Chaparral bird (greater roadrunner) (000000001949-01-01-00001949)
- Butterfly: Sandia hairstreak (000000002003-01-01-00002003)
- Fish: Rio Grande cutthroat trout (000000001955-01-01-00001955)
- Insect: Tarantula wasp (Pepsis grossa) (000000001989-01-01-00001989)
- Reptile: New Mexico whiptail lizard (Cnemidophorus neomexicanus) (000000002003-01-01-00002003)
Geology
- Fossil: Coelophysis (000000001981-01-01-00001981)
- Gem: Turquoise (000000001967-01-01-00001967)
Other
Notes
Further reading
- "State Symbols". Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved 2009-05-09.Â
- Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State. "State Symbols" (PDF). New Mexico Centennial Blue Book 2012 (PDF). Office of the New Mexico Secretary of State. pp. 138â€"168. Retrieved 2012-12-27. (PDF)