# NuMex Las Cruces Cayenne

Also known as NuMex Las Cruces, Las Cruces Cayenne, Cayenne Las Cruces.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

NuMex Las Cruces Cayenne is a Capsicum annuum stabilized from Las Cruces, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 17,400 SHU (Official breeder). Flavor is sweet, aromatic, earthy. Used for fresh cooking, dried powder, fermented mash for Louisiana-style hot sauce. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 17,400 SHU · Official breeder
  Bosland, P.W., Strausbaugh, C.A. (2010) HortScience 45(11):1751–1752 · HPLC
  DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.45.11.1751
  https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI.45.11.1751

- 17,400 SHU · Official breeder
  Danise Coon, Stephanie Walker, Dennis Lozada, Ivette Guzman, and Paul W. Bosland (2022) New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service, Circular 706 · HPLC
  https://pubs.nmsu.edu/_circulars/CR706/

- 17,400 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Sandia Seed Company
  https://www.sandiaseed.com/products/cayenne-las-cruces-numex-seeds

- 17,400 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Lucifer's House of Heat
  https://lucifershouseofheat.com/collections/peppers/products/cayenne-las-cruces-numex-seeds

## Heritage

Stabilized

NuMex Las Cruces Cayenne is a stabilized line from Cayenne Thick and Mesilla.

Credit: Paul W. Bosland and Carl A. Strausbaugh, New Mexico State University · 2010

Parents:
- [Cayenne Thick](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/cayenne-thick)
- Mesilla (Not in Capsi yet)

NMSU’s 2010 HortScience release names Large Red Thick crossed with the Mesilla hybrid, then five generations of selfing to an open-pollinated line. Later NMSU cultivar circulars keep the 2010 date and the same two parents.

## Page sources

- [Official HortScience cultivar release with HPLC heat, fruit size, and breeding method](https://journals.ashs.org/view/journals/hortsci/45/11/article-p1751.xml)
- [Chile Pepper Institute reprint of the 2010 HortScience release paper](https://cpi.nmsu.edu/_assets/documents/LCCayenne.full_.pdf)
- [NMSU Circular 706 cultivar table and NuMex Las Cruces write-up](https://pubs.nmsu.edu/_circulars/CR706/)
- [USDA-ARS record of the 2010 release, including curly top species tested](https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=261935)
- [Sandia Seed listing with fruit size, plant height, days to maturity, and mash use](https://www.sandiaseed.com/products/cayenne-las-cruces-numex-seeds)
- [Seed listing with growing directions and mash method](https://lucifershouseofheat.com/collections/peppers/products/cayenne-las-cruces-numex-seeds)
- [Dave DeWitt note on mash shipped to Louisiana sauce plants](https://www.newmexicomagazine.org/blog/post/ultimate-new-mexico-chile-tasting-guide/)
- [Grow-out notes on flavor when dried and smoked](https://pepperworld.com/numex-las-cruces-cayenne-chili/)

## FAQ
### How hot is NuMex Las Cruces Cayenne?

Capsi’s sourced range is 17,400 SHU (Official breeder). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat

### What does NuMex Las Cruces Cayenne taste like?

Dried powder is sweet and aromatic. Fresh fruit has a clean cayenne bite. Smoked pods pick up a sweet, smoky note.

### How do I grow NuMex Las Cruces Cayenne?

NuMex Las Cruces Cayenne: about 76 days to maturity, arid subtropical climate, full sun.

### What can I substitute for NuMex Las Cruces Cayenne?

Cayenne Thick, Carolina Cayenne, Charleston Hot

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/numex-las-cruces-cayenne
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data