![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1370/jpeg/09t.jpg) Tribulus pentandrus near Abu Nahlah Road, south from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1370/jpeg/12t.jpg) Tribulus pentandrus with a flower taken from Abu Nahlah Road, south from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1370/jpeg/08t.jpg) Ochradenus aucheri with flowers near Abu Nahlah Road, south from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1370/jpeg/07t.jpg) Blooming bush of Ochradenus aucheri near Abu Nahlah Road, south from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1495/jpeg/21t.jpg) Blooming Tribulus pentandrus(?) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, October 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1495/jpeg/20t.jpg) Fruit of Tribulus pentandrus(?) 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/2014/1400/jpeg/01t.jpg) Seeds of Ochradenus aucheri near Abu Nahlah Road, south from Doha. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/02t.jpg) Seed capsules of Ochradenus aucheri near Abu Nahlah Road, south from Doha. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/02t.jpg) Puncturevine (Caltrop, Tribulus terrestris) on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1643/jpeg/07t.jpg) Mat of Tribulus pentandrus(?) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, August 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1341/jpeg/26t.jpg) Flower of puncturevine (Caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, Tribulus lanuginosus, local name hasak) in sand near a road to Saudi Arabia in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/20t.jpg) Fruits of Zilla spinosa carpeting the ground on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1175/jpeg/05t.jpg) Al Udeid Air Base (Abu Nahlah Airport) near Mesayeed, south-west from Doha, view from a window of a car. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/21t.jpg) Round dry seed capsules (fruits) of flax (Linum usitatissimum) on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/05t.jpg) Dry fruits (long-beaked siliqua) of field mustard (Brassica rapa) on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/19t.jpg) Fruits of Zygophyllum simplex (Tetraena simplex, harm, hureim) on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1383/jpeg/01t.jpg) Puncturevine (caltrop, Tribulus terrestris) on a sidewalk of Al Diwan Street. Doha, Qatar, March 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/05t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri with seeds of other plants south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/03t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1024/jpeg/28t.jpg) Fence of American military base Al Udeid Air Base (Abu Nahlah Airport) near Mesayeed, south-west from Doha, view from a window of a car. Qatar, March 2, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/10t.jpg) Sand-blast type of wind abrasion south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/04t.jpg) Thorns of Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/07t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) in sand south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/06t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) near a sand dune south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1702/jpeg/26t.jpg) Fruits of Tribulus macropterus(?) taken from a roadside of roadside of Salwa Road near Abu Nakhlah. Qatar, December 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/11t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) in area of a sand dunes south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/08t.jpg) Details of Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) near a sand dune south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/09t.jpg) Aeolian abrasion of limestone rocks (carved by drifting sand) south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1341/jpeg/22t.jpg) Puncturevine (Caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, Tribulus lanuginosus, local name hasak) in sand on roadside in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1342/jpeg/03t.jpg) Flower of puncturevine (Caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, Tribulus lanuginosus, local name hasak) on a roadside in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1342/jpeg/05t.jpg) Blooming puncturevine (Caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, Tribulus lanuginosus, local name hasak) on a roadside in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1342/jpeg/04t.jpg) Yellow flowers of puncturevine (Caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, Tribulus lanuginosus, local name hasak) on a roadside in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/25t.jpg) Fruits of Tribulus macropterus var. arabicus growing on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1683/jpeg/01t.jpg) Area of American military air base Al Udeid (Abu Nahlah Airport) near Mesayeed, south-west from Doha, view from a window of a car. Qatar, November 6, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1372/jpeg/13t.jpg) Fruits of Swine cress (Lepidium didymum) near Al Bidda Park. Doha, Qatar, March 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1384/jpeg/17t.jpg) Fruits (Kanar) of Christ s Thorn Jujube (sidra tree, Ziziphus spina-christi) in Irkhaya Farms. South-western Qatar, March 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1384/jpeg/16t.jpg) Fallen fruits (Kanar) of Christ s Thorn Jujube (sidra tree, Ziziphus spina-christi) in Irkhaya Farms. South-western Qatar, March 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1699/jpeg/13t.jpg) Tribulus macropterus with fruits taken from a roadside of Dukhan Highway in Ash-Shahaniyah. Qatar, December 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1699/jpeg/15t.jpg) Close up of Tribulus macropterus with fruits taken from a roadside of Dukhan Highway in Ash-Shahaniyah. Qatar, December 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1699/jpeg/16t.jpg) Fruits of Tribulus macropterus detached from the plant taken from a roadside of Dukhan Highway in Ash-Shahaniyah. Qatar, December 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1699/jpeg/10t.jpg) Shoot of Tribulus macropterus with a flower and fruits taken from a roadside of Dukhan Highway in Ash-Shahaniyah. Qatar, December 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/03t.jpg) Tiny fruits (globose-ovoid capsules) of small asphodel lily Asphodelus tenuifolius. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/07t.jpg) Camel farm in dunes area south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, June 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/08t.jpg) Camels in a farm in dunes area south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, June 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1557/jpeg/23t.jpg) Puncturevine (Caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, local name hasak) taken from Al Luqta area. Doha, Qatar, March 13, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/10t.jpg) Pulicaria undulata on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/14t.jpg) Bush of Ochradenus aucheri on a roadside near Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/842/jpeg/04t.jpg) Brown pentagonal stellate prostrate, depressed centrally fruits of a desert plant Aizoon canariense (local name Jafna). Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1364/jpeg/08t.jpg) Medicago laciniata (Medicago polymorpha, Medicago aschersoniana, local names nafal abu hasak, hassak, jet barri) with spherical fruits near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/03t.jpg) Peeling dried clay on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/19t.jpg) Blooming Pulicaria undulata on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/07t.jpg) Vegetation in a depression on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/14t.jpg) Flowers of Picris cyanocarpa on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/12t.jpg) Pulicaria undulata with flowers on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/22t.jpg) Taking pictures of plants on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/09t.jpg) Desert plant Picris cyanocarpa(?) on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/11t.jpg) Bushy bindweed (Convolvulus prostratus) on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/01t.jpg) Suaeda aegyptiaca(?) with seeds on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/25t.jpg) Blooming Cornulaca monacantha(?) on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/05t.jpg) Aerva javanica with woolly flowers on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/06t.jpg) Sand-blast type of wind abrasion in dunes area south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, June 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/15t.jpg) Bush of Ochradenus aucheri with seeds and some flowers on a roadside near Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/21t.jpg) Dry seeds of Zilla spinosa on the ground on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/01t.jpg) Argentine peppercress (Lepidium bonariense) with seeds on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/07t.jpg) Small white flowers of Acacia tortilis(?) on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/02t.jpg) Yellow flowers of Acacia ehrenbergiana on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/25t.jpg) Blooming Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/06t.jpg) Floccise woolly flowers of Aerva javanica on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/17t.jpg) Seeds of Argentine peppercress (Lepidium bonariense) on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/23t.jpg) Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) in sand on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/24t.jpg) Flower spike of Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/13t.jpg) Bushy bindweed (Convolvulus prostratus) with white flowers on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/27t.jpg) Horsetail knotweed (Polygonum equisetiforme, local name qadab) in a depression near Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/09t.jpg) Airplane landing on American military base Al Udeid, view from dunes area south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, June 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/16t.jpg) Dry plant of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) with fluffy seeds on a roadside near Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1366/jpeg/22t.jpg) Dill (Anethum graveolens, local names ein jarada, shabat) on roadside of Salwa Road in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/23t.jpg) Accumulation of sand around desert plants of Pulicaria and Zygophyllum on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/18t.jpg) Oval seed pods of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/12t.jpg) Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) on a roadside near Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1366/jpeg/23t.jpg) Seeds of dill (Anethum graveolens, local names ein jarada, shabat) on roadside of Salwa Road in south-western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/16t.jpg) Centaurea sinaica (local names birkan, murrar) with seeds on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/17t.jpg) Almost dry Centaurea sinaica (local names birkan, murrar) with seeds on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/04t.jpg) Aerva javanica (local names towayim, tarfa, tirf, Tuwaim) on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1400/jpeg/13t.jpg) Arnebia hispidissima (Lithospermum hispidissimum, local names kahal, hasheshat al arnab) on a roadside near Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1340/jpeg/27t.jpg) Yellow desert plant Aizoon canariense with fruits near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/15t.jpg) Seed pods of milkweed Glossonema varians (local names jarawa, yarawa) on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/16t.jpg) Blooming Virgin s Hand (Anastatica hierochuntica, local names kaf mariam, jefaiea) on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/15t.jpg) Centaurea sinaica (local names birkan, murrar) with seeds and flowers on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/20t.jpg) Virgin s Hand (Anastatica hierochuntica, local names kaf mariam, jefaiea) in sand on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/13t.jpg) Alfalfa (lucerne, Medicago sativa, local names jet, barseem) in sand on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1509/jpeg/24t.jpg) Fruits of sidra tree (Ziziphus nummularia) taken from Rawdat Mahyoub on a road to Al Jumayliyah in north-western Qatar, December 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/26t.jpg) Desert Shaggy Mane mushrooms (Black Powderpuff, Podaxis pistillaris(?)) in sand on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/24t.jpg) Desert Shaggy Mane mushroom (Black Powderpuff, Podaxis pistillaris(?)) in sand on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1397/jpeg/22t.jpg) Seeds of Virgin s Hand (Anastatica hierochuntica, local names kaf mariam, jefaiea) in sand on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1509/jpeg/26t.jpg) Dissected fruits of desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (bitter apples) taken from a road to Al Jumayliyah in north-western Qatar, December 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1512/jpeg/12t.jpg) Green fruits of wild gourd (Cucumis prophetarum) on roadside of a road to Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
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