Stimulate the interest in the flora of Spain and Portugal

Flores de los Caminos a Santiago is a website that has been build with the purpose to make it easier for pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela to determine the names of the flowers they have photographed on the way. To stimulate the interest in the flora of Spain and Portugal in general is a purpose as well.

Main plant groups

Dicotyledonae

Two cotyledons/seed leaves
Branched veins in leaves
Base number of a flower usually 4 or 5 or a multiple of 4 or 5
Clearly distinguishable calyx (sepals) and corolla (petals)

Gymnospermae

Gymnosperms
Reproduction with seeds
No flowers, often cones

Monocotyledonae

One seed lobe
Parallel veins in leaves
Base number of a flower 3 or a multiple of 3
No difference between calyx and corolla

Pteridophyta

Vascular plants
Reproduction by spores

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Know the largest families
Arenaria_montana (1)
Expected on the Camino Francés
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Articles
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Maps

Images and symbols of St.James and pilgrims

Images of St. James by Camino
Images of St. James on the map
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To interprete images of St. James