New Mexico Llano
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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.