The state of New Mexico may become the first state in the nation to have an official aroma, thanks in no small part to the advocacy of a fifth-grade class with a passion for chilies.

New Mexico’s state symbols, poems and songs: State flower: Yucca. State bird: Chaparral, commonly called the “roadrunner.” State tree: Nut pine or piñon tree. State fish: Cutthroat trout ...

State guitar: A guitar known as “the New Mexico sunrise” | Photo Courtesy: NM Sec. of State New Mexico’s state symbols, poems and songs: State flower: Yucca.

The state of New Mexico may soon have an official aroma, thanks in no small part to the spirited advocacy of a fifth-grade class. Senate Bill 188 would designate "the aroma of green chile roasting ...