What plants/flowers are these?

Gadflyparexcellence · Aug 5, 2016

Two of the flower/plant varieties made our walk on the Pamplona-Logrono leg on the Camino this past May most spectacular and memorable were the red poppies and yellow flowers all through the journey. We asked a number of pilgrims what those yellow flowers were and we received more that one answer. Some said they were wild flowers. Others said they were wheat flowers. Still a few others said they were mustard flowers. A picture is enclosed. I presume many of you should be able to shed light on this.

petro · Aug 5, 2016

Canola?

Pabloke · Aug 5, 2016

Rape.

The way to Logroño is dotted with fields of this cereal. From March to May it offers an impressive view.

Beautiful.

Gadflyparexcellence · Aug 5, 2016

petro said:
Canola?

I presume you meant canola plants from which canola oil is derived. But the question comes to mind: Is the usage of canola oil that widespread in Spain, a country of olive oil?

Gadflyparexcellence · Aug 5, 2016

Pabloke said:
Rape.

The way to Logroño is dotted with fields of this cereal. From March to May it offers an impressive view.

Beautiful.

Thanks. Any connection with rapeseed oil? Also how is cereal made of these flowers/plants?

petro · Aug 5, 2016

I asked about the yellow flowers and the answers were Canola flowers - I would like to know if that is correct?

Gadflyparexcellence · Aug 5, 2016

petro said:
I asked about the yellow flowers and the answers were Canola flowers - I would like to know if that is correct?

Thanks. We had similar curiosity.

Pabloke · Aug 5, 2016

Gadflyparexcellence said:
Thanks. Any connection with rapeseed oil? Also how is cereal made of these flowers/plants?

Sorry. It's not a cereal, my fault.

november_moon · Aug 5, 2016

I thought they were mustard at first too, so i picked some and tasted them - they don't taste like mustard flowers, so they must be canola (rapeseed).

Pabloke · Aug 5, 2016

Gadflyparexcellence said:
I presume you meant canola plants from which canola oil is derived. But the question comes to mind: Is the usage of canola oil that widespread in Spain, a country of olive oil?

Spain uses olive oil and sunflower oil. Rapeseed oil is hardly used to cook. There was a massive poisoning in the 80's. More than 1000 people died due to adulterated oil.

Gadflyparexcellence · Aug 5, 2016

I did just a quick check and it seems that Canola, Rapeseed and Mustard are related varieties and are part of the mustard family called Brassicaceae. In differenet ways, all of you are spot on.
Given Pabloke's observation that Rapeseed oil is hardly used for human consumption in Spain, it must then be used for used for industrial purposes.
As a sidebar, it seems that much of the Canola, Rapeseed or Mustard varieties are products of Genetically Modified (GMO) varieties these days. Unfortunately Spain is one of the few EU countries that have been receptive to architects of GMO products such as Monsanto.

Giselleontour · Aug 5, 2016

I think it is wild mustard or charlock mustard. If no farmer works on the fields these wild mustard grows. Same here in Germany.
It is hard to see exactly the plant - more the field. The leafes are different to the Rapeseed.
https://www.google.de/search?q=Senf+blüten&client=firefox-b&biw=1227&bih=606&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4ruzJhKvOAhUK7BQKHSSXAGEQ_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=Ackersenf

SYates · Aug 5, 2016

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapeseed Very frequent crop in Europe. Buen Camino, SY

RumAndChupacabras · Aug 6, 2016

Rapeseed oil is used in many cosmetic products.

countycork · Aug 6, 2016

Gadflyparexcellence said:
Two of the flower/plant varieties made our walk on the Pamplona-Logrono leg on the Camino this past May most spectacular and memorable were the red poppies and yellow flowers all through the journey. We asked a number of pilgrims what those yellow flowers were and we received more that one answer. Some said they were wild flowers. Others said they were wheat flowers. Still a few others said they were mustard flowers. A picture is enclosed. I presume many of you should be able to shed light on this.

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My husband – farmer/vegetable grower/horticulturist – says Rapeseed. The oil comes from the crushed seeds which arrive after the yellow flowers fall off!

movinmaggie · Aug 6, 2016

Gadflyparexcellence said:
Thanks. Any connection with rapeseed oil? Also how is cereal made of these flowers/plants?

Yes. They are one of the same.

Harington · Aug 6, 2016

Gadflyparexcellence said:
Two of the flower/plant varieties made our walk on the Pamplona-Logrono leg on the Camino this past May most spectacular and memorable were the red poppies and yellow flowers all through the journey. We asked a number of pilgrims what those yellow flowers were and we received more that one answer. Some said they were wild flowers. Others said they were wheat flowers. Still a few others said they were mustard flowers. A picture is enclosed. I presume many of you should be able to shed light on this.

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In English - rape. In French and Spanish - colza.

IngridF · Aug 6, 2016

Looks like mustard flowers

Bobfir · Aug 6, 2016

According to Istvar, the proprietor of Corazon Puro, these are canola oil plants. He should know.

Albertagirl · Aug 6, 2016

Bobfir said:
According to Istvar, the proprietor of Corazon Puro, these are canola oil plants. He should know.

@Bobfir
In Canada, and presumably in other countries, the crop which is currently grown used to be known as rapeseed, but is now known as canola: see Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapeseed

MichelleElynHogan · Aug 6, 2016

A quick search proves out that your picture is filled with Canola in flower.

Pruden · Aug 6, 2016

Yes, I think is Canola in Spain we call it colza , it grows wild in many place in Spain and sometimes is planted and harvested!

We hate Colza oil ( there were a lot of people kill and very badly injured for the rest of their life , there was a big problems about 35 years ago , they sold on streets markets very cheap. Oil about a Gallon size and many people bought this , but the problem is that this oil was NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION , it was industrial use for machinery and to make paints products), it was a disaster , many crippled person , kids family group , a disaster about 4000 thousand people , many died in pain!!

owms2323 · Aug 6, 2016

Gadflyparexcellence said:
Two of the flower/plant varieties made our walk on the Pamplona-Logrono leg on the Camino this past May most spectacular and memorable were the red poppies and yellow flowers all through the journey. We asked a number of pilgrims what those yellow flowers were and we received more that one answer. Some said they were wild flowers. Others said they were wheat flowers. Still a few others said they were mustard flowers. A picture is enclosed. I presume many of you should be able to shed light on this.

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Sixwheeler · Aug 6, 2016

Oilseed Rape. Disgusting stuff!

Icacos · Aug 7, 2016

Pruden said:
Yes, I think is Canola in Spain we call it colza , it grows wild in many place in Spain and sometimes is planted and harvested!

We hate Colza oil ( there were a lot of people kill and very badly injured for the rest of their life , there was a big problems about 35 years ago , they sold on streets markets very cheap. Oil about a Gallon size and many people bought this , but the problem is that this oil was NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION , it was industrial use for machinery and to make paints products), it was a disaster , many crippled person , kids family group , a disaster about 4000 thousand people , many died in pain!!

Really sorry to hear this.

SYates · Aug 7, 2016

Here is a really long, well researched article regarding the poisoning. SY

Icacos · Aug 7, 2016

SYates said:
Here is a really long, well researched article regarding the poisoning. SY

Did you forget to put this in?

SYates · Aug 7, 2016

Oh Dear! Yes, lol - not enough coffee yet, here is the link

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2001/aug/25/research.highereducation

SY *Note to self, never post anything before coffee*

Gadflyparexcellence · Aug 7, 2016

Thanks to all for such informed feedback.

Texas Walker · Aug 13, 2016

Gadflyparexcellence said:
Two of the flower/plant varieties made our walk on the Pamplona-Logrono leg on the Camino this past May most spectacular and memorable were the red poppies and yellow flowers all through the journey. We asked a number of pilgrims what those yellow flowers were and we received more that one answer. Some said they were wild flowers. Others said they were wheat flowers. Still a few others said they were mustard flowers. A picture is enclosed. I presume many of you should be able to shed light on this.

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First thought: bright, colorful flowers are bug-pollinated. Wheat is a grass and it is wind pollinated. So you can evaluate the answers you got without any further help. ;-)
The yellow flower I expected you to be asking about was the big, honey-scented shrubs. According to photos on the internet this lovely-smelling shrub is broom. It seems to be cultivated as a soil holder or headlight blocker sometimes, as we saw it planted at roadsides. But by the end of June the blossoms were fading on those shrubs.

Another yellow bloom is fennel. There is a lot of wild fennel growing in northern Spain. It scents the paths of the Camino when we walk by and accidentally brush the leaves. Knee to thigh high perennials with ferny leaves and the blooms when they come are tiny things in flattish blobs. I think it's related to parsley and dill.
More than you wanted to read I am sure!
Buen camino

Smallest_Sparrow · Sep 29, 2016

were the leaves smooth or fuzzy? here is a link to tell the difference between canola and wild mustard
https://www.saskatchewan.ca/busines...ell-the-difference-between-mustard-and-canola

wild mustard grows all along the road that connects the California missions...one legend says the Padres planted it to lead the way, but most people believe it is just a weed that grows anywhere it has a chance

http://www.discover-central-california.com/images/potw_wildflowers_shooting_stars_goingslo.jpg

another story is Spanish ranchers introduced it to feed their cattle...at any rate, it is a non-native (Mediterranean) plant that pretty much grows everywhere here

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