![](../../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/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/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/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/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/2014/1367/jpeg/06t.jpg) Dog s Paw plant (Gymnarrhena micrantha) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1788/jpeg/17t.jpg) Dog s Paw plant (Camel s Eye, Gymnarrhena micrantha) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1788/jpeg/18t.jpg) Fruits of Dog s Paw plant (Camel s Eye, Gymnarrhena micrantha) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1775/jpeg/28t.jpg) Dog s Paw plant (Camel s Eye, Gymnarrhena micrantha) in stony desert in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh) in south-western Qatar, March 11, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1775/jpeg/27t.jpg) Habitat of Dog s Paw plant (Camel s Eye, Gymnarrhena micrantha) in stony desert in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh) in south-western Qatar, March 11, 2016
![](../../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/2014/1355/jpeg/22t.jpg) Flowers of Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis, Calendula micrantha, local name hanwa) on roadside of a road to Zubara in Al Magdah farms area, in north-western Qatar, February 22, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1355/jpeg/19t.jpg) Flowers and seeds of Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis, Calendula micrantha, local name hanwa) on roadside of a road to Zubara in Al Magdah farms area, in north-western Qatar, February 22, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1355/jpeg/23t.jpg) Seeds with flowers of Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis, Calendula micrantha, local name hanwa) on roadside of a road to Zubara in Al Magdah farms area, in north-western Qatar, February 22, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1368/jpeg/18t.jpg) Flowers on a small plant of Reseda muricata (local name showla) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1493/jpeg/21t.jpg) Prostrate plant of spiderling (Boerhavia erecta) with tiny flowers on roadside of Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 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/2014/1369/jpeg/04t.jpg) Flowers of Ochradenus baccatus (Pearl Plant, Taily Weed, local name Gurdhi or qurDi) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 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/2014/1368/jpeg/21t.jpg) Fly on yellow flowers of Ochradenus baccatus (Pearl Plant, Taily Weed, local name Gurdhi or qurDi) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1368/jpeg/22t.jpg) Yellow flowers of Ochradenus baccatus (Pearl Plant, Taily Weed, local name Gurdhi or qurDi) in a runnel north from Dukhan in 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/2014/1367/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/2014/1353/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/2014/1368/jpeg/25t.jpg) Flies sitting on yellow flowers of Ochradenus baccatus (Pearl Plant, Taily Weed, local name Gurdhi or qurDi) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1368/jpeg/26t.jpg) Green fly sitting on yellow flowers of Ochradenus baccatus (Pearl Plant, Taily Weed, local name Gurdhi or qurDi) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1732/jpeg/02t.jpg) Plant of Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis, Calendula micrantha, local name hanwa) on a roadside near Zubara. North-western Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/22t.jpg) Flowers 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, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1369/jpeg/01t.jpg) Green blister(?) beetle on yellow flowers of Ochradenus baccatus (Pearl Plant, Taily Weed, local name Gurdhi or qurDi) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1366/jpeg/24t.jpg) Slender branches with small green flowers of Polycarpaea repens (Corrigiola repens) 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/2014/1367/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/2016/1732/jpeg/01t.jpg) Flowers of Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis, Calendula micrantha, local name hanwa) on a roadside near Zubara. North-western Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../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/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/2014/1365/jpeg/14t.jpg) Eyelash Plant (Blepharis ciliaris, Blepharis persica, Ruellia ciliaris, local names nejayae, shouk al dab) with blue flowers near a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 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/2014/1353/jpeg/18t.jpg) Big flowers of tamarisk (Tamarix passerinoides) at entrance of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/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/2014/1335/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/2014/1354/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/2014/1369/jpeg/18t.jpg) Young plant of Arnebia hispidissima near Zekreet in western Qatar, March 3, 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/2014/1352/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/2014/1355/jpeg/18t.jpg) Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis, Calendula micrantha, local name hanwa) growing in a silty depression on roadside of a road to Zubara in Al Magdah farms area, in north-western Qatar, February 22, 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/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/2014/1369/jpeg/15t.jpg) Lotus glinoides with flowers near Zekreet in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1498/jpeg/29t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri with tiny flowers taken from a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, November 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/20t.jpg) White flowers of Eremobium aegyptiacum (to the left) on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1498/jpeg/12t.jpg) Suaeda aegyptiaca(?) with small flowers on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, November 7, 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/2014/1367/jpeg/11t.jpg) Salsola cyclophylla(?) in desert near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 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/2014/1495/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/2014/1352/jpeg/12t.jpg) Flowers of Launaea capitata (Zollikoferia glomerata, local names huwa, hazan) in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1368/jpeg/17t.jpg) Small plant of Reseda muricata (local name showla) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 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/2014/1352/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/2014/1493/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/2014/1367/jpeg/10t.jpg) Dry curved stems of Zygophyllum in desert near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/09t.jpg) Rocky desert with acacia tree near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1366/jpeg/14t.jpg) Flowers of Pulicaria guestii(?) near a road north from Ash Shahaniyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1498/jpeg/21t.jpg) Thin leaved shoot of Suaeda aegyptiaca(?) with flowers taken from a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, November 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1366/jpeg/26t.jpg) Wind carved wood on desert floor near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 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/2014/1367/jpeg/19t.jpg) 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/2014/1354/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/2014/1502/jpeg/22t.jpg) Flowers of Leptadenia pyrotechnica taken from area of Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, November 15, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1495/jpeg/08t.jpg) Flowers of bindweed Convolvulus prostratus(?) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/23t.jpg) Flowers 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/2014/1502/jpeg/20t.jpg) Flowers of Leptadenia pyrotechnica on the border of Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, November 15, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1774/jpeg/10t.jpg) Plant of Astragalus sieberi on periphery of Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, March 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1384/jpeg/18t.jpg) Argentine peppercress (Lepidium bonariense) in Irkhaya Farms. South-western Qatar, March 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1384/jpeg/15t.jpg) Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) in Irkhaya Farms. South-western Qatar, March 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1494/jpeg/05t.jpg) Yellow dandelion like flowers of Launaea mucronata(?) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/24t.jpg) Cluster of flowers 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/2014/1494/jpeg/13t.jpg) Flowers of silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1493/jpeg/09t.jpg) Flowers of black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1500/jpeg/20t.jpg) Flowers 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/2014/1493/jpeg/25t.jpg) Flowers of clustered yellowtop (Flaveria trinervia) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1494/jpeg/16t.jpg) Silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) with flowers on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1774/jpeg/17t.jpg) Half dry plant of Astragalus sieberi on periphery of Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, March 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1366/jpeg/25t.jpg) Desert Campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in sand 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/2014/1502/jpeg/17t.jpg) Star shaped flowers of Leptadenia pyrotechnica on the border of Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, November 15, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1495/jpeg/18t.jpg) Clustered yellowtop (Flaveria trinervia) with yellow flowers on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1494/jpeg/17t.jpg) Close up of flowers of silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1501/jpeg/08t.jpg) Nettle-leaf goosefoot (Chenopodium murale)(?) with flowers on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, November 15, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1501/jpeg/18t.jpg) Pinkish tubular flowers of Staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, November 15, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1502/jpeg/07t.jpg) Two flowers 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/2014/1367/jpeg/26t.jpg) Flowers of Ochradenus baccatus (local names qardi, Qurdi) north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1365/jpeg/22t.jpg) Yellow flowers of Aaronsohnia factorovskyi or may be Tripleurospermum on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1368/jpeg/24t.jpg) Woolly-winged milkwort (Polygala erioptera) with flowers in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1774/jpeg/18t.jpg) Half dry plant of Astragalus sieberi in a depression on periphery of Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, March 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1774/jpeg/11t.jpg) Ground view of plant of Astragalus sieberi on periphery of Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, March 5, 2016
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