![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1365/jpeg/12t.jpg) Astragalus tribuloides near a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1368/jpeg/06t.jpg) Astragalus corrugatus(?) (Astragalus crenatus, Astragalus cruciatus, local names halag, khawatim al barr) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1514/jpeg/06t.jpg) Astragalus tribuloides near Al Khor Hospital. Qatar, December 13, 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/2014/1363/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/24t.jpg) Seeds of Astragalus eremophilus(?) near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/25t.jpg) Milkvetch Astragalus eremophilus(?) near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1369/jpeg/12t.jpg) Lotus glinoides near Zekreet in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1364/jpeg/09t.jpg) Milkvetch Astragalus schimperi in sands near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1369/jpeg/15t.jpg) Lotus glinoides with flowers near Zekreet in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1369/jpeg/16t.jpg) Central hub of Lotus glinoides near Zekreet in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1747/jpeg/21t.jpg) Astragalus tribuloides with flowers in a large roadside depression near Route 77 to Ras Laffan. Qatar, February 6, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1364/jpeg/10t.jpg) Leaves of milkvetch Astragalus schimperi in sands near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 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/2014/1369/jpeg/13t.jpg) Lotus glinoides with fruits in salt marsh near Zekreet in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1369/jpeg/19t.jpg) Stinkgrass (candy grass, Eragrostis cilianensis) near Zekreet in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1747/jpeg/22t.jpg) Rosette of leaves of Astragalus tribuloides with flowers in a large roadside depression near Route 77 to Ras Laffan. Qatar, February 6, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1364/jpeg/13t.jpg) Flowers of Astragalus annularis (local names halaq, khanasir al arous) near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1364/jpeg/19t.jpg) Red mottled pods of Astragalus annularis (local names halaq, khanasir al arous) near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1364/jpeg/14t.jpg) Astragalus annularis (local names halaq, khanasir al arous) with a curved pod in sand near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1364/jpeg/20t.jpg) Pods with red dots of Astragalus annularis (local names halaq, khanasir al arous) in sand near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1364/jpeg/21t.jpg) Curved pods with red dots of Astragalus annularis (local names halaq, khanasir al arous) near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1364/jpeg/12t.jpg) Curved pods with red streaks of Astragalus annularis (local names halaq, khanasir al arous) near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/08t.jpg) Seed pods of Astragalus corrugatus(?) (Astragalus crenatus, Astragalus cruciatus, local names halag, khawatim al barr) in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1369/jpeg/10t.jpg) Rostraria pumila (Avena pumila) grass near Zekreet in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1369/jpeg/08t.jpg) Purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) near Zekreet in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1369/jpeg/14t.jpg) Egyptian Fenugreek (Trigonella glabra, Trigonella hamosa, local name nafal barri) near Zekreet in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1500/jpeg/06t.jpg) Dry seeds of milkvetch (Astragalus corrugatus, local names halag, khawatim al barr) in oasis in front of Film City in Ras Abrouq peninsula in west central coastal area, north from Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1369/jpeg/17t.jpg) Yellow flowers of Egyptian Fenugreek (Trigonella glabra, Trigonella hamosa, local name nafal barri) near Zekreet in western Qatar, March 3, 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/2014/1352/jpeg/16t.jpg) Milkvetch Astragalus arpilobus subsp. hauarensis in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/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/2014/1352/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/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/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/2014/1335/jpeg/25t.jpg) Hairy leaves of milkvetch Astragalus arpilobus subsp. hauarensis in sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/21t.jpg) Hairy leaves of milkvetch Astragalus arpilobus subsp. hauarensis submerged in sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1774/jpeg/09t.jpg) Astragalus sieberi on periphery of Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, March 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1774/jpeg/13t.jpg) Branch of Astragalus sieberi on periphery of Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, March 5, 2016
![](../../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/2016/1774/jpeg/12t.jpg) Astragalus sieberi in a sandy 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/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/2016/1774/jpeg/14t.jpg) Silvery leaves of Astragalus sieberi on periphery of Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, March 5, 2016
![](../../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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1774/jpeg/32t.jpg) Green seed pod of Astragalus sieberi taken from a depression on periphery of Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, March 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1372/jpeg/19t.jpg) Half dry milkvetch (Astragalus corrugatus, local names halag, khawatim al barr) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1340/jpeg/25t.jpg) Milkvetch Astragalus eremophilus near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1339/jpeg/24t.jpg) Astragalus eremophilus with a green caterpillar in sand near a road to Saudi Arabia in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1499/jpeg/15t.jpg) Small dry tree at entrance of Ras Abrouq Peninsula near Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1499/jpeg/16t.jpg) Panicum(?) grass at entrance of Ras Abrouq Peninsula near Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1499/jpeg/17t.jpg) Bindweed (Convolvulus cephalopodus)(?) at entrance of Ras Abrouq Peninsula near Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1499/jpeg/21t.jpg) Senna italica (Cassia) at entrance of Ras Abrouq Peninsula near Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 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/2014/1367/jpeg/24t.jpg) Dry fish on a beach north from Dukhan in 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/2014/1364/jpeg/17t.jpg) Caterpillar in sand near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1499/jpeg/09t.jpg) Seetzenia lanata (local name Habyan) at entrance of Ras Abrouq Peninsula near Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1366/jpeg/11t.jpg) Some fledgling bird near a road north from Ash Shahaniyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 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/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/09t.jpg) Rocky desert with acacia tree near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1499/jpeg/19t.jpg) Flowers of desert thorn Lycium shawii at entrance of Ras Abrouq Peninsula near Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 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/2014/1366/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/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/2014/1367/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/2014/1366/jpeg/14t.jpg) Flowers of Pulicaria guestii(?) near a road north from Ash Shahaniyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1364/jpeg/03t.jpg) Lotononis platycarpa (Lotus platycarpus) near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1499/jpeg/18t.jpg) Buffelgrass (African foxtail grass, Cenchrus pennisetiformis) at entrance of Ras Abrouq Peninsula near Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1499/jpeg/23t.jpg) Purple nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) at entrance of Film City in Ras Abrouq Peninsula near Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1499/jpeg/12t.jpg) Fruits of scarlet pea (Indigofera intricata, local name humeira) at entrance of Ras Abrouq Peninsula near Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 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/2014/1368/jpeg/20t.jpg) Flower buds of Reichardia tingitana(?) in a runnel north from Dukhan in 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/2014/1384/jpeg/18t.jpg) Argentine peppercress (Lepidium bonariense) in Irkhaya Farms. South-western Qatar, March 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1368/jpeg/16t.jpg) Caterpillar feeding on Helianthemum lippii in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1368/jpeg/13t.jpg) Stone seed (Echiochilon persicum(?)) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1368/jpeg/04t.jpg) Helianthemum lippii (local name raqrouq) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1364/jpeg/15t.jpg) Ground mantis (Eremiaphila baueri) in sand near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1499/jpeg/20t.jpg) Dry woolly plant of dyer s croton (giradol, Chrozophora tinctoria) at entrance of Ras Abrouq Peninsula near Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1368/jpeg/14t.jpg) Striped Hawkmoth caterpillar (Hyles livornica) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1368/jpeg/23t.jpg) Woolly-winged milkwort (Polygala erioptera) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../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/2014/1364/jpeg/16t.jpg) Camouflaged ground mantis (Eremiaphila baueri) in sand near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1366/jpeg/07t.jpg) Plantain (Plantago ciliata, local name Rablah) near a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1365/jpeg/04t.jpg) Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis constricta, local name umm ghurein) near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1366/jpeg/10t.jpg) False sowthistle (Reichardia tingitana(?)) with seeds near a road north from Ash Shahaniyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1365/jpeg/21t.jpg) Yellow flower of Pulicaria guestii(?) on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 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/2014/1500/jpeg/07t.jpg) Accumulation of beetles on walls of old building in Ras Abrouq peninsula in west central coastal area, north from Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1499/jpeg/13t.jpg) Fruits of desert heliotrope (turnsole, Heliotropium bacciferum, local name Ramram) at entrance of Ras Abrouq Peninsula near Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1780/jpeg/10t.jpg) Astragalus eremophilus(?) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1364/jpeg/24t.jpg) Rosette of green leaves of Argentine peppercress (Lepidium bonariense) near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 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/2014/1366/jpeg/21t.jpg) Argentine peppercress (Lepidium bonariense) on roadside depression of Salwa Road in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1366/jpeg/20t.jpg) Seeds of Argentine peppercress (Lepidium bonariense) on roadside of Salwa Road in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
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