NEW MEXICO FACTS AND SYMBOLS

YUCCA

• There are 40-50 different yucca plants.
• The blossom of the desert yucca is the state flower of New Mexico.

BLACK BEAR

• Smokey the bear was found as a cub in the Lincoln’s National Forest near Capitan.
• The black bear is the state

ROADRUNNER

• The roadrunner is the official sate bird of New Mexico.

CHILE

• The Chile pepper along with the frijoles were adopted as the state vegetables in 1965.
• The Chile pepper is nat