![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/11t.jpg) Restharrow Ononis serrata with a flower at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1783/jpeg/26t.jpg) Restharrow plant Ononis serrata on rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1784/jpeg/01t.jpg) Restharrow Ononis serrata on a rocky road on Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1784/jpeg/02t.jpg) Restharrow Ononis serrata on white background from a rocky road of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/13t.jpg) Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant Zygophyllum qatarense at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/14t.jpg) Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant Zygophyllum qatarense at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/19t.jpg) Blooming tamarisk (Tamarix passerinoides) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/08t.jpg) Schismus arabicus grass in sand at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/18t.jpg) Big flowers of tamarisk (Tamarix passerinoides) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/20t.jpg) Blooming twig of tamarisk (Tamarix passerinoides) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/06t.jpg) Desert species of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/07t.jpg) Blooming desert species of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/12t.jpg) Polycarpaea repens (Corrigiola repens) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/09t.jpg) Purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/17t.jpg) Purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) on sandy surface at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1334/jpeg/22t.jpg) Seedling of Zygophyllum qatarense plant in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/24t.jpg) Salt tolerant succulent plant Suaeda aegyptiaca(?) taken from a beach near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/05t.jpg) Blooming shrub Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/12t.jpg) Desert plant Seetzenia lanata (Zygophyllum lanatum, local name Habyan) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1334/jpeg/26t.jpg) Succulent twig of Zygophyllum qatarense plant in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/15t.jpg) Desert plant Seetzenia lanata (Zygophyllum lanatum, local name Habyan) with flowers near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/13t.jpg) Central hub of a desert plant Seetzenia lanata (Zygophyllum lanatum, local name Habyan) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/14t.jpg) Creeping desert plant Seetzenia lanata (Zygophyllum lanatum, local name Habyan) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/11t.jpg) Green seedling of desert plant Zygophyllum qatarense in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/12t.jpg) Compact seedling of desert plant Zygophyllum qatarense among sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/04t.jpg) Desert plant Arnebia hispidissima (Lithospermum hispidissimum, local names kahal, hasheshat al arnab) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/21t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1807/jpeg/16t.jpg) Blooming plant of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) on waste ground at the entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, April 15, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1847/jpeg/21t.jpg) Field restharrow (Ononis arvensis) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 2, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/10t.jpg) Desert plant purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/16t.jpg) Yellow flower on a Acacia ehrenbergiana(?) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/10t.jpg) Seedling of desert plant Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense) in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2114/jpeg/24t.jpg) Field restharrow (Ononis arvensis) near a railroad path to artillery storage in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 9, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/14t.jpg) Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, Cistanche phelypaea, Lathraea phelypaea, local names zanoon, Wedaina) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1631/jpeg/04t.jpg) Field restharrow (Ononis arvensis, Russian name Stalnik) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 22, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2017/2102/jpeg/16t.jpg) Field restharrow (Ononis arvensis, Russian name Stalnik) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2017
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1623/jpeg/14t.jpg) Field restharrow (Ononis arvensis, Russian name Stal nik) in Botanic Gardens of Komarov Botanical Institute. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/06t.jpg) Desert plant purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) on roadside of Salwa Road in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/11t.jpg) Desert plant of Zygophyllum simplex (Tetraena simplex, local names Daa, harm, hureim) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/15t.jpg) Flower of Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, Cistanche phelypaea, Lathraea phelypaea, local names zanoon, Wedaina) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/16t.jpg) Flower buds of Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, Cistanche phelypaea, Lathraea phelypaea, local names zanoon, Wedaina) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/09t.jpg) Desert plant Moltkiopsis ciliata (Lithospermum ciliatum, Lithospermum angustifolium, local names halam, Ghabshah) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/15t.jpg) Desert species of morning glory (bindweed, Convolvulus cephalopodus) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/06t.jpg) Dog s Paw plant (Gymnarrhena micrantha) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/09t.jpg) Desert plant Moltkiopsis ciliata (Lithospermum ciliatum, Lithospermum angustifolium, local names halam, Ghabshah) on roadside of Salwa Road in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/17t.jpg) Large black scorpion Fat Tail (Androctonus crassicauda) found under a metal sheet (thanks to F. G.) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/18t.jpg) Desert plant Seetzenia lanata (Zygophyllum lanatum, Seetzenia africana, Seetzenia orientalis, local name Habyan) in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/01t.jpg) Dog s Paw plant (Camel s Eye, Gymnarrhena micrantha) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/02t.jpg) Flowers of Dog s Paw plant (Camel s Eye, Gymnarrhena micrantha) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/07t.jpg) Flowers of Dog s Paw plant (Camel s Eye, Gymnarrhena micrantha) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1360/jpeg/17t.jpg) Ononis sicula (Barak Sicily) near Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/03t.jpg) Basal rosette of Dog s Paw plant (Camel s Eye, Gymnarrhena micrantha) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/05t.jpg) Basal rosette with flowers of Dog s Paw plant (Camel s Eye, Gymnarrhena micrantha) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/12t.jpg) Yellow flowers of Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1360/jpeg/18t.jpg) Ononis sicula (Barak Sicily) in silty depression near Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1753/jpeg/22t.jpg) Blooming plant of Ononis sicula (Barak Sicily) in a small runnel in area of Ras Laffan Farms, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, February 12, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/13t.jpg) Small yellow flowers of Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/04t.jpg) Basal rosette emerging from sand of Dog s Paw plant (Camel s Eye, Gymnarrhena micrantha) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1360/jpeg/19t.jpg) Flowers of Ononis sicula (Barak Sicily) in silty depression near Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1753/jpeg/23t.jpg) Blooming plant of Ononis sicula (Barak Sicily) extracted from a small runnel in area of Ras Laffan Farms, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, February 12, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/14t.jpg) Some grass in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/01t.jpg) Sea shells on a beach near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1360/jpeg/20t.jpg) Yellow flower and glandular hairs of Ononis sicula (Barak Sicily) in silty depression near Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/26t.jpg) Crushed sea shells on a beach near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1334/jpeg/16t.jpg) Area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/02t.jpg) Small sea shells on a beach near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/06t.jpg) Animal carcass with dry maggots near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1385/jpeg/18t.jpg) Fleabane daisy like plant of aster family on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya Farms. South-western Qatar, March 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/16t.jpg) Malformed shoot of Savignya parviflora(?) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1495/jpeg/06t.jpg) Plant of Atriplex leucoclada subsp. turcomanica(?) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1502/jpeg/10t.jpg) Plant of clustered yellowtop (Flaveria trinervia) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, November 15, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/23t.jpg) Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/21t.jpg) Parasitic plant Desert Thumb (Cynomorium coccineum, local name tartouth) on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1334/jpeg/19t.jpg) Stones and pebbles in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/15t.jpg) Reseda muricata (local name showla) in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/14t.jpg) Chalky limestone in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1493/jpeg/20t.jpg) Prostrate plant of black pigweed (Trianthema portulacastrum) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/04t.jpg) Layers of Miocene Dam Formation in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/02t.jpg) Marine Miocene Dam Formation in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/05t.jpg) Blooming milkvetch Astragalus arpilobus subsp. hauarensis near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/13t.jpg) Dried stem of Zygophyllum in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/16t.jpg) Milkvetch Astragalus arpilobus subsp. hauarensis in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/03t.jpg) Slab of gypsum crystals (selenite) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/04t.jpg) Layers of gypsum crystals (selenite) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/05t.jpg) Pavement by gypsum crystals (selenite) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/06t.jpg) White gypsum crystals (selenite) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/20t.jpg) Desert campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/09t.jpg) Patterns of gypsum crystals (selenite) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/16t.jpg) Slabs of gypsum crystals (selenite) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/09t.jpg) Milkweed Glossonema varians on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/07t.jpg) Seedling of Fagonia ovalifolia(?) on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/19t.jpg) Pepper-grass (Lepidium aucheri) on roadside of Salwa Road in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/26t.jpg) Tiny fossilized echinoderm or sea urchin in limestone in coastal area in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/31t.jpg) Fossilized dugong bones (ribs) in area of coastal sabkha in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/26t.jpg) Flowers of milkvetch Astragalus arpilobus subsp. hauarensis in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/01t.jpg) Sand covering chalky limestone in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/08t.jpg) Milkvetch Astragalus arpilobus subsp. hauarensis eaten by aphids near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/11t.jpg) Leaves of milkvetch Astragalus arpilobus subsp. hauarensis in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/25t.jpg) Desert Thumb (Cynomorium coccineum, local name tartouth) taken from a beach near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
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