Quique
Well-Known Member
I think that you are mistaken. The colza plant belongs to the family Brassicaceae, same family as the mustard and similar to it but it is a different plant. There might be some confusion because the other English name for it is rape or rapeseed. So rape is the plant, rapeseed is the seed and the colza oil is the oil we get from the seeds. Sometimes and perhaps because rape does not sound very well the term colza plant is used. The term canola is also used. Although rape comes from a latin word and has nothing to do with a sex agression.
As for where it is cultivated, Spain is not even among the top ten in the world farming it. You can find the list here:
en.wikipedia.org
and another more extended list and more information here:
en.wikipedia.org
Thus, if this plant is cultivated in Europe in different climates as those in Spain, the UK, Germany or Poland, and being the US one of the main producers in the world, I guess that you can find it in many places in the USA too. Perhaps not in your local area, if this is the case, let others take the picture or better ride your bike where you can find it.
I made this research before proposing this new challenge and I made sure it was not local for Spain or my area at all. However, I would like you to think about this. The world is big. In Spain there is not such a thing as a "horse hospital" as far as I know although I am not very much into horses. There are vets and some vets may be specialized in horses, but no horse hospital as such. Or another example, I have no idea how to find a Miss Liberty in Spain. No complains at all. Someone will make the picture, not me.
I am new to the forum and let my excuses go ahead if I am making a mistake or this issue has been discussed before.
If you still think that my proposal is too difficult to you, I will be happy to change it for any yellow flower and extremely happy is someone sends a picture with a colza field. It is not that hard to find.
As for where it is cultivated, Spain is not even among the top ten in the world farming it. You can find the list here:
Rapeseed oil - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Rapeseed - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
I made this research before proposing this new challenge and I made sure it was not local for Spain or my area at all. However, I would like you to think about this. The world is big. In Spain there is not such a thing as a "horse hospital" as far as I know although I am not very much into horses. There are vets and some vets may be specialized in horses, but no horse hospital as such. Or another example, I have no idea how to find a Miss Liberty in Spain. No complains at all. Someone will make the picture, not me.
I am new to the forum and let my excuses go ahead if I am making a mistake or this issue has been discussed before.
If you still think that my proposal is too difficult to you, I will be happy to change it for any yellow flower and extremely happy is someone sends a picture with a colza field. It is not that hard to find.
