 Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa) with a host plant, a salt tolerant succulent, at Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum, local name Ghasoul) in dunes of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Dried parasitic plant Cynomorium coccineum (desert, or red thumb, tarthuth) in dunes of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Qatar Natural History Group (QNHG) on dunes of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Seedling of a salt tolerant plant Anabasis setifera near Al Khor. Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Feral dogs in Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Small flower of Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum, local name Ghasoul) in sands of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Seaweed (algae) on a beach of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Dead corals on a beach of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Corals and sea snails at low tide on a beach of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Sedge (Cyperus conglomeratus) in sands of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 European seaheath (Frankenia pulverulenta) in sands of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Qatar Natural History Group (QNHG) at Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Seedling of a salt tolerant plant Anabasis setifera on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
 Some sand mounds in shallow water of salt marsh near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Buck s horn groundsel (Senecio glaucus, mureer) in sands of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Algae Oyster Thief (Colpomenia sinuosa) at low tide on a beach of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Blooming Sea Lavender (Limonium axillare, local name Qetaif) in sands of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Flowers of Sea Lavender (Limonium axillare, local name Qetaif) in sands of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Qatar Natural History Group (QNHG) near a fishing shack in Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Shells of a marine gastropod mollusk (sea snail) Clypeomorus bifasciatus at low tide in Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Mangroves (Avicennia marina) with aerial roots (pneumatophores) in salt marsh near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Aerial roots (pneumatophores) of mangroves (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Tiny desert flowers of European seaheath (Frankenia pulverulenta) growing in sands of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Small yellow flowers of Buck s horn groundsel (Senecio glaucus, mureer) in sands of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Mud crab in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Eggs of sea birds Sterna (terns) in Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Intertidal algal cyanobacterial mats in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Intertidal polygonally cracked algal cyanobacterial mats in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Mud creepers (mangrove whelk, brackish-water snail, gastropod mollusk, Terebralia palustris) in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Mangrove whelk (mud creepers, brackish-water snail, gastropod mollusk, Terebralia palustris) in mangroves area near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
 Blooming salt tolerant plant Anabasis setifera in area of Uwaynat Bin Husayn (Water Well) near Simaisma. Qatar, November 7, 2015
 Salt tolerant plant Anabasis setifera on roadside of Al Sham Street in area of West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 17, 2014
 Salt tolerant plant of Bienertia sinuspersici on a beach near Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Plant of Anabasis setifera with emerging winged fruits on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Plant of Anabasis setifera suffering under extreme desert conditions on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 13, 2014
 Salt tolerant plant Halocnemum strobilaceum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Purplish plant of Anabasis setifera suffering from extreme desert conditions on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014
 Small purplish plant of Anabasis setifera suffering under extreme desert conditions on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 13, 2014
 Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant, salt tolerant succulent Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (glasswort, local name shnaan) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Salt tolerant plant Halocnemum strobilaceum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 19, 2014
 Salt tolerant plant of Halocnemum strobilaceum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Red winged fruits of Anabasis setifera on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Winged fruits of Anabasis setifera on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Bush of Anabasis setifera with seeds on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Bush of Anabasis setifera with flowers and seeds on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Seedling of Anabasis setifera taken from roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
 Dry stalk of a salt tolerant bush in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
 Salt tolerant plants on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Salt tolerant plant Herniaria hemistemon (local name Ghebayra) growing in a depression in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011
 Bush of Anabasis setifera with pink winged fruits on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Multicolored salt tolerant plants on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Typical vegetative stems with leaves terminating with a bristle of Anabasis setifera on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 19, 2014
 Various salt tolerant plants on littoral of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
 Purplish plant of Anabasis setifera on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
 Seedling of Bienertia sinuspersici on a beach near Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Anabasis setifera with pink winged fruits taken from northern Dukhan. Qatar, December 4, 2015
 Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant, salt tolerant succulent Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (glasswort). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
 Shoots of Anabasis setifera with pink winged fruits taken from northern Dukhan. Qatar, December 4, 2015
 Salt tolerant gras Aeluropus littoralis(?) taken from salt marsh near Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, June 20, 2015
 Salt marshes near Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Qatar, March 14, 2014
 Flowers of Cistanche tubulosa at salt marshes near Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Qatar, March 14, 2014
 Anabasis setifera (local name hamd al arnab) east from Arch (Rainbow) Roundabout. Doha, Qatar, April 9, 2011
 Seedling of Seablite (Suaeda vermiculata, local name suwaid) on a beach of Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Qatar, March 14, 2014
 Mangrove forest (Avicennia marina) at low tide at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
 Plant of Anabasis setifera in windblown sand on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
 Plant of Halocnemum strobilaceum in salt marsh on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Plant of Bienertia sinuspersici on a beach near Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Plant of Bienertia sinuspersici in sand on a beach near Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Young plant of Bienertia sinuspersici in sand on a beach near Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
 Salt tolerant plant Salsola vermiculata(?) on windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
 Salt tolerant plant of Bienertia sinuspersici on a beach near Fuwairit. Qatar, June 4, 2016
 Salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Succulent leaves of salt tolerant plant Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense) in desert on hills of Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2010
 Salt tolerant plant of Salsola drummondii on roadside of Dukhan Road. Qatar, October 31, 2015
 Salt tolerant plant Bienertia sinuspersici(?) on a beach north from Umm Bab. Western Qatar, April 4, 2014
 Salt tolerant succulent plant Suaeda aegyptiaca(?) taken from a beach near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
 Salt tolerant plant of Salsola drummondii on a beach in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, November 29, 2014
 Close up of a salt tolerant plant Bienertia sinuspersici(?) on a beach north from Umm Bab. Western Qatar, April 4, 2014
 Salt tolerant plant of Salsola drummondii on a beach in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, November 29, 2014
 Small crab in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Salt tolerant plant Salsola imbricata found near near Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 10, 2013
 Salt tolerant plant of Salsola drummondii in windblown sand on roadside of Dukhan Road. Qatar, October 31, 2015
 Aerial roots (pneumatophores) of mangrove in salt marsh in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Anabasis setifera taken from Al Sham Street in area of West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 17, 2014
 Salt tolerant plant of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) near a small water channel on roadside between Al Khor and Ras Luffan. Qatar, February 6, 2015
 Half dry salt tolerant plant of Bienertia cycloptera on roadside of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
 Dry papery stripes of seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) near salt marsh in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Holes in salt marsh made by small black crabs in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Large plant of Sea lavender (Qetaif, Limonium axillare) on a beach of Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Qatar, March 14, 2014
 Twig Anabasis setifera taken from Al Sham Street in area of West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 17, 2014
 Salt tolerant succulent plant Suaeda aegyptiaca on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
 Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Salt tolerant plant Salsola imbricata in empty area north from crossing of Al Istiqlal and Al Markhiya streets in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 25, 2014
 Back lit salt tolerant plant Salsola imbricata in empty area north from crossing of Al Istiqlal and Al Markhiya streets in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 25, 2014
 Coastal halophyte Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads) on Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Qatar, March 14, 2014
 Plant of Polycarpon succulentum on dunes south from Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 19, 2016
 Anabasis setifera in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, July 11, 2015
 Flat plant of Polycarpon succulentum on dunes south from Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 19, 2016
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