![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/08t.jpg) Pteranthus dichotomus growing in silt in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/23t.jpg) Close up of Striped Hawkmoth caterpillar (Hyles livornica) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/17t.jpg) Close up of flowers of Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum(?)) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/25t.jpg) Close up of Striped Hawkmoth caterpillar (Hyles livornica) feeding on Fagonia tenuifolia(?) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/18t.jpg) Close up of purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/22t.jpg) Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) growing on ruins of farms in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/21t.jpg) Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) blooming on ruins of farms in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/16t.jpg) Snake s skeleton in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/08t.jpg) Aaronsohnia factorovskyi(?) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/19t.jpg) Aaronsohnia factorovskyi or may be Tripleurospermum in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/06t.jpg) Dry stalks of a desert plant in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/13t.jpg) Astragalus tribuloides on dry silt in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/20t.jpg) Seeds of Picris radicata(?) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/14t.jpg) Astragalus tribuloides growing on dry silt in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/03t.jpg) Flowers of Aaronsohnia factorovskyi or may be Tripleurospermum in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/02t.jpg) Filago desertorum (local name quTeyna) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/26t.jpg) Yellow flowers of Aaronsohnia factorovskyi or may be Tripleurospermum in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/05t.jpg) Seedling of Fagonia indica growing in silt in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/10t.jpg) Green Metallic Bee (Agapostemon) on flowers of Aaronsohnia factorovskyi(?) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/09t.jpg) Flower of Aaronsohnia factorovskyi(?) with Green Metallic Bee (Agapostemon) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/12t.jpg) Yellow flowers of Aaronsohnia factorovskyi(?) with Green Metallic Bee (Agapostemon) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/04t.jpg) Buck s horn plantain (Plantago coronopus) growing in silt in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/11t.jpg) Green Metallic Bee (Agapostemon) on yellow flowers of Aaronsohnia factorovskyi(?) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/24t.jpg) Striped Hawkmoth caterpillar (Hyles livornica) feeding on Fagonia tenuifolia(?) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/06t.jpg) Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum(?)) growing in silt in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/16t.jpg) Caterpillar of salt-and-pepper moth (Utetheisa lotrix) feeding on heliotropium plants in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/17t.jpg) Purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/05t.jpg) Aizoon hispanicum (Aizoanthemum hispanicum, local name jafna) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/04t.jpg) Desert plant Arnebia hispidissima (Lithospermum hispidissimum, local names kahal, hasheshat al arnab) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/15t.jpg) Sea Lavender (Limonium axillare, Statice axillaris, local names qataf, shelail) growing in silt in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/07t.jpg) Pentanema divaricatum (Vicoa pentanema, local name zameem al barr) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/14t.jpg) Purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) growing in silt in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/07t.jpg) Aizoon hispanicum (Aizoanthemum hispanicum, local name jafna) growing in silt in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1503/jpeg/16t.jpg) Old village in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, November 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1503/jpeg/15t.jpg) Old mosque in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, November 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/23t.jpg) Old mosque in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1503/jpeg/18t.jpg) Gardens in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, November 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1503/jpeg/19t.jpg) Abandoned gardens in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, November 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/24t.jpg) Remains of an old village in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/25t.jpg) Sone ruins in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1503/jpeg/17t.jpg) Ruins of old village in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, November 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1503/jpeg/20t.jpg) Stone house in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, November 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1503/jpeg/14t.jpg) Skull of an animal in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, November 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/11t.jpg) Green plant of Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum(?)) growing in silt in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/10t.jpg) Tiny plant of Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum(?)) growing in silt in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/01t.jpg) Pallenis hierochuntica (Asteriscus pygmaeus, Asteriscus hierochunticus, Odpntospermum pygmaeum, local name Jahwayan) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/12t.jpg) Brown plant of Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum(?)) growing in silt in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/13t.jpg) Brown blooming plant of Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum(?)) growing in silt in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1487/jpeg/14t.jpg) Old furniture in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/26t.jpg) Dovecot in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/01t.jpg) Euphorbia granulata (Euphorbia forsskaolii, Euphorbia turcomanica, local name lubaina) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/06t.jpg) European seaheath (Frankenia pulverulenta) in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/07t.jpg) Pile of boulders in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1487/jpeg/16t.jpg) Remains of a garden in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1487/jpeg/15t.jpg) Stone house in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/10t.jpg) Abandoned bathroom in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/12t.jpg) Theater stage(?) in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/15t.jpg) Abandoned greenhouse in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/16t.jpg) Abandoned cart in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/20t.jpg) Bones and tumbleweed in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1362/jpeg/03t.jpg) Euphorbia granulata (Euphorbia forsskaolii, Euphorbia turcomanica, local name lubaina) growing in silt in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/10t.jpg) Carpet of European seaheath (Frankenia pulverulenta) in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/02t.jpg) Ladybugs eating aphids feeding on Glossonema varians (Glossonema edule, local names attar, jarawa, yarawa) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/15t.jpg) Tiny plant of Euphorbia granulata (Euphorbia forsskaolii, Euphorbia turcomanica, local name lubaina) on dry silt in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1487/jpeg/17t.jpg) Dead palm trees in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/18t.jpg) Huge swimming pool in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1487/jpeg/19t.jpg) Swimming pool in a house in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/17t.jpg) Dead palm alley in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/09t.jpg) Rolls of some construction material in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/08t.jpg) Giant swimming pool in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/13t.jpg) Abandoned electric shield in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/21t.jpg) Small stone house in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/11t.jpg) Round stone wall in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/24t.jpg) Common beet (Beta vulgaris, local name bangar) in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/20t.jpg) Herniaria hemistemon (local name Ghebayra) growing in silt in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/05t.jpg) Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/23t.jpg) Atriplex leucoclada (local names raghal, Orache) in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/12t.jpg) European seaheath (Frankenia pulverulenta) growing in silt in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/11t.jpg) Prostrate plant of European seaheath (Frankenia pulverulenta) in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1487/jpeg/25t.jpg) Dying plant of Suaeda aegyptiaca(?) taken from a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/27t.jpg) Traditional dikka (raised seat) in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/14t.jpg) Blooming Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/16t.jpg) Many-flowered Horseshoe Vetch (Hippocrepis multisiliquosa(?), local name Qileiqlan) in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/30t.jpg) Shoot of Seaside heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum) in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/28t.jpg) Water fountain made as a stone cascade in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/19t.jpg) Alley of damas trees (Conocarpus lancifolius) in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/29t.jpg) Winged fruits of saltwort (Salsola imbricata) in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1487/jpeg/26t.jpg) Flowers or fruits on a plant of Suaeda aegyptiaca(?) taken from a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/18t.jpg) Caviar like black seeds with broadly winged whitish margin of Spergula fallax (Spergula fallax, local name degaygah) in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/17t.jpg) Seed pod of many-flowered Horseshoe Vetch (Hippocrepis multisiliquosa(?), local name Qileiqlan) in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1487/jpeg/20t.jpg) Seaside heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum, local name ramram) in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/21t.jpg) Blooming Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) growing in silt in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/14t.jpg) Seaside heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum, local name ramram) on a roadside in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/13t.jpg) European seaheath (Frankenia pulverulenta) together with Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/25t.jpg) Egyptian Fenugreek (Trigonella glabra, Trigonella hamosa) in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1490/jpeg/22t.jpg) Caper plant (Capparis spinosa) on steps of an abandoned stone house in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 18, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1487/jpeg/18t.jpg) Round flowerbed in front of a big house of Khamis bin Issa Al-Kaabi Plantation in a village of Al Mashrab in area of Ras Laffan Farms. Northern Qatar, October 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1753/jpeg/13t.jpg) Close up of yellow flowers of Aaronsohnia factorovskyi in area of Ras Laffan Farms, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, February 12, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/19t.jpg) Grass Rostraria pumila (Avena pumila) growing in silt in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
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