![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/10t.jpg) Restharrow plant Ononis serrata at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../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/2016/1783/jpeg/26t.jpg) Restharrow plant Ononis serrata on rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1784/jpeg/02t.jpg) Restharrow Ononis serrata on white background from a rocky road of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 19, 2016
![](../../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/2014/1353/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/2014/1353/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/19t.jpg) Blooming 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/2014/1360/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/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/2014/1353/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/2014/1353/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/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/2014/1352/jpeg/04t.jpg) Flower of a desert species of Morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus?) on roadside of Salwa Road in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1334/jpeg/25t.jpg) Tiny flower of lunaria (Savignya parviflora, local name Gilgilan) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 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/2014/1336/jpeg/19t.jpg) Stork bill with a flower (Monsonia nivea, Erodium neveum) on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../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/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/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/2014/1335/jpeg/23t.jpg) Flower bud of Brown Lily (Dipcadi erythraeum, local names mesailemo, besailemo) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/25t.jpg) Close up of a flower of 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, 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/2014/1336/jpeg/15t.jpg) Flower buds of Brown lily (Dipcadi erythraeum, local names mesailemo, besailemo) on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/13t.jpg) Brown lily (Dipcadi erythraeum, local names mesailemo, besailemo) with flower buds on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/03t.jpg) Flower bud of Centaurea sinaica (Centaurea pseudosinaica, Amberboa crupioides, local names birkan, murrar) near Umm Bab 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/2014/1367/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/2014/1360/jpeg/17t.jpg) Ononis sicula (Barak Sicily) near Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 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/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/2014/1360/jpeg/19t.jpg) Flowers of Ononis sicula (Barak Sicily) in silty depression near Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../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/2014/1354/jpeg/06t.jpg) Animal carcass with dry maggots near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 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/16t.jpg) Malformed shoot of Savignya parviflora(?) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 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/2014/1494/jpeg/12t.jpg) Hoverfly on a flower of Reichardia intermedia(?) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1494/jpeg/11t.jpg) Dandelion like flower of Reichardia intermedia(?) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1495/jpeg/19t.jpg) Back lit flower of Tribulus pentandrus(?) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1494/jpeg/23t.jpg) Close up of a flower of Reichardia intermedia(?) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 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/2014/1336/jpeg/02t.jpg) Marine Miocene Dam Formation in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/04t.jpg) Layers of Miocene Dam Formation in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/13t.jpg) Dried stem of Zygophyllum in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/05t.jpg) Blooming milkvetch Astragalus arpilobus subsp. hauarensis near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1501/jpeg/13t.jpg) Flower of smooth sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, November 15, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1495/jpeg/01t.jpg) Black pigweed (Trianthema portulacastrum) with a flower on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1495/jpeg/02t.jpg) Flower 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/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/07t.jpg) Seedling of Fagonia ovalifolia(?) on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/16t.jpg) Slabs of gypsum crystals (selenite) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/19t.jpg) Pepper-grass (Lepidium aucheri) on roadside of Salwa Road 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/08t.jpg) Milkvetch Astragalus arpilobus subsp. hauarensis eaten by aphids 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/2014/1335/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/2014/1336/jpeg/31t.jpg) Fossilized dugong bones (ribs) in area of coastal sabkha in south-western Qatar, February 7, 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/2014/1354/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/2014/1352/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/2014/1352/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
![](../../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/2014/1336/jpeg/09t.jpg) Milkweed Glossonema varians on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1501/jpeg/10t.jpg) Flower of Morning glory (bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, November 15, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/02t.jpg) Sand covering gypsum crystals (selenite) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/03t.jpg) Chalky deposits of marine Miocene Dam Formation in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/23t.jpg) Tiny fossilized echinoderms or sea urchins (Fibularia damensis) in coastal area in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/23t.jpg) Leaves of milkvetch Astragalus arpilobus subsp. hauarensis covered by sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/32t.jpg) Small mound with fossilized dugong bones in area of coastal sabkha in south-western Qatar, February 7, 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/2014/1335/jpeg/22t.jpg) Texture of protruding gypsum crystals (selenite) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/20t.jpg) Protruding layers of gypsum crystals (selenite) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 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/2014/1335/jpeg/10t.jpg) Patterns of layers of gypsum crystals (selenite) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/08t.jpg) Hairy leaves of Astragalus eremophilus(?) on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/21t.jpg) Saltwort (Salsola vermiculata(?), local name hamd) on roadside of Salwa Road in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1335/jpeg/17t.jpg) Slabs of gypsum crystals (selenite) with sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/06t.jpg) Polycarpaea repens on gypsum pavement (selenite) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1334/jpeg/18t.jpg) Pebbles covering lithified sand dune in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1501/jpeg/09t.jpg) Pink flower of Morning glory (bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, November 15, 2014
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