New Mexico Llano

Rivers in New Mexico

Juniper

Cottonwood TreeGrow to 60 to 100 feet tall

Live up to 100 years

Grow near streams, rivers, or lakes

Found in the Southwest

Yucca Bush

The Yucca Bush prefers high light.

This plant lives in light tropical areas that can survive with little water.

Google Images~Wikipeida

Mesquite Bush• Spiny trees or shrubs found in

tropical and subtropical places.• You can grind the bean pod to

make bread or fermented drinks. The pods are rich with sugar.

• Their beans are usually fed to the livestock of farmers.

• Their roots can grow up to 70 feet into the ground to find moisture. They are great water indicators in the desert.

Source: http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Mesquite+bush

Yerba del Manso

•Often used as a spice in cooking

OrÉGANo •Widely used in folk medicine throughout

Mexico

• Still used in Greece as a relief for sore throatsSource: Wikipedia

oshá herb

grows best in rocky

mountains(New

Mexico and Colorado)

“cure for everything”

perennial herb used for medical/spiritual reasons

“bear root”

Green AlfalfaAlfalfa has many nutrients essential to the body due to its deep roots

Alfalfa has also been shown to lower total cholesterol

Source: Organicfoodee.com

Red Prickly Pears

The red prickly pear is an edible fruit that grows off the red prickly cactus.

New Mexican Churches

La Virgin de Guadalupe

“I loved none as dearly as the Virgin”

“The Vigin was full of a quiet, peaceful love.”

“The Virgin always forgave.”

“the mother of God, the last relief of all sinners.”

Blue Mockingbird-is native in Mexico

and accidently ended up in New

Mexico

Source: Wright, Jane. "Blue Mockingbird." WhatBird.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2011

Mockingbird

Freshwater fish, native to Europe and Africa.

CarpHas taken over some U.S. habitats that once supported other fish.