 |
1371-11. Reeds (Phragmites australis) in Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
|
1371-11. Reeds (Phragmites australis) in Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Blooming reeds (Phragmites australis, Arundo australis, Phragmites communis, local names gazab, ghab) near Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Reeds (Phragmites australis) in a desert spring of Qulmat Al Maszhabiya in Al Mashabiya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, January 22, 2016  Ant s eggs under a stone near Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Saltcedar (Tamarix nilotica or may be T. aphylla) near Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Stalk of reeds (Phragmites australis)(?) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, October 9, 2015  Spikelets of reeds (Phragmites australis)(?) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, October 9, 2015  Reeds (Phragmites australis)(?) on a field on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, April 10, 2015  Blooming marsh fleabane (Pluchea dioscoridis, Baccharis dioscorides, Conyza dioscorides) on banks of Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Flowers of marsh fleabane (Pluchea dioscoridis, Baccharis dioscorides, Conyza dioscorides) on banks of Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Fluffy flowers of marsh fleabane (Pluchea dioscoridis, Baccharis dioscorides, Conyza dioscorides) on banks of Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Fluffy pappus of marsh fleabane (Pluchea dioscoridis, Baccharis dioscorides, Conyza dioscorides) on banks of Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Close up of flowers of marsh fleabane (Pluchea dioscoridis, Baccharis dioscorides, Conyza dioscorides) on banks of Abu Nakhlah ponds. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Panicle inflorescence of common reed grass (Phragmites australis) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, December 18, 2015  Close up of panicle inflorescence of common reed grass (Phragmites australis) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, December 18, 2015  Panicle inflorescence (seed head) of common reed grass (Phragmites australis) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, December 18, 2015  Soft inflorescence (seed head) of common reed grass (Phragmites australis) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, December 18, 2015  Brown terminal inflorescence (seed head) of common reed grass (Phragmites australis) in dew on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, December 18, 2015  Reeds, Cyperus and rabbit-foot grass near a desert spring of Qulmat Al Maszhabiya in Al Mashabiya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016  Birdwatching with QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Reeds in Upper Ponds in Catherine Park. Pushkin (former Tsarskoe Selo) near Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 13, 2016  Watching birds with QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Evans bluetail damselfly (Ischnura evansii) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Group of birdwatchers from QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Group of birdwatchers from QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) on a service road near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Bright mature male broad scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Broad scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) in obelisk position near a service road of Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Female broad scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) holding its abdomen up (obelisk position) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Southern twayblade orchid (Listera australis) in area of Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024  Southern cattail (Typha domingensis) in area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016  Flowers of southern twayblade orchid (Listera australis) in area of Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024  Masses of Southern cattail (Typha domingensis) in area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016  Spike of Southern cattail (Typha domingensis) taken from area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016  Close-up of flowers of southern twayblade orchid (Listera australis) in area of Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024  Flower spike of southern twayblade orchid (Listera australis) in area of Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024  Flower arrangement of southern twayblade orchid (Listera australis) in area of Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024  Flowering spikes of Southern cattail (Typha domingensis) in area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016  Southern cattail (Typha domingensis) with flowering spikes in area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016  Slender flower spike of southern twayblade orchid (Listera australis) in area of Triangle in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary near Cleveland. Texas, February 24, 2024  Sea mouse (Aphrodita australis) in Zoological Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 11, 2014  Ant mounds on roadside of Salwa Road near Abu Nakhlah. Qatar, December 11, 2015  Reeds in southern end of Lower Pond in the park. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 25, 2015  Reeds in southern part of Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 13, 2024  Low sandy mounds with Cornulaca plants near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Reeds in southern part of Lower Pond in the park. Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), a suburb of Saint Petersburg, Russia, September 25, 2015  Shoot of Salsola vermiculata (local name hamd) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Shoot of Umbrella Thorn (Acacia tortilis) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Blooming Cornulaca monacantha(?) in sand dunes near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) in sand dunes near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Warty, squat, camouflaged body of grasshopper Tuarega insignis near Harrarah. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Squat shaped, camouflaged body of grasshopper Tuarega insignis near Harrarah. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Centropodia fragilis grass growing on sand mounds near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Sedge (Cyperus conglomeratus) in sands south from Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Field dodder (Cuscuta campestris) with flowers parasitizing on alfalfa in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Field, or golden dodder (Cuscuta campestris) parasitizing on alfalfa in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Alfalfa (lucerne, Medicago sativa, local names jet, barseem) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Dry mushrooms Montagnea arenaria (inky cap Coprinus) south from Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) in sand dunes near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Close up of a spike of Centropodia fragilis grass growing on sand mounds near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Dry mushrooms Montagnea arenaria (inky cap Coprinus) in its habitat south from Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Mating pitted darkling beetles (Adesmia cancellata) under mesquite trees in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Blooming alfalfa (lucerne, Medicago sativa, local names jet, barseem) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Plantain (Plantago amplexicaulis, local names rablat al mistah, lesan al hamal) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Dry black-spored mushroom Montagnea arenaria (inky cap Coprinus) south from Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Bush of Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) in sand dunes near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Desert plant Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) in sand dunes near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Roots of reeds on a beach. Solnechnoe, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 31, 2014  Purple tinted leaves of Plantago amplexicaulis (local names rablat al mistah, lesan al hamal) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Dry black-spored mushroom Montagnea arenaria (inky cap Gastroid Coprinus) south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Large grain-like fruits of Plantago amplexicaulis (local names rablat al mistah, lesan al hamal) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Fruits of Tribulus macropterus(?) taken from a roadside of roadside of Salwa Road near Abu Nakhlah. Qatar, December 11, 2015  Plantain with large grain-like fruits (Plantago amplexicaulis, local names rablat al mistah, lesan al hamal) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Fruits of Malva parviflora (Malva flexuosa, local name khubaiza) with dodder in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Slender branches of Polycarpaea repens (Corrigiola repens) south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Reeds like bamboo in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, July 18, 2014  Green seedling of Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense, local name harm) in sands south from Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Salt tolerant plant Salsola vermiculata(?) on windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Rare plant Koelpinia linearis with seeds in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Small white tubular unopened flowers of nodding beardtongue (Penstemon laxiflorus or australis) on Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, March 29, 2009  Plant of dandelion family Koelpinia linearis with fruits in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Small plant of scarlet pea (Indigofera intricata, local name humeira) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Seed pod among dry leaves fallen on the ground of mesquite (Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis chilensis, ironwood, local names meskeet, ghweif, al ghaf) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Seed pod with dry leaves fallen on the ground of mesquite (Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis chilensis, ironwood, local names meskeet, ghweif, al ghaf) in Trainah gardens. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Seidlitzia rosmarinus (Salsola rosmarinus, Suaeda rosmarinus, local names shenan, Julman) on dunes near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Plant of dandelion family Koelpinia linearis with curved seed heads in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Bushes of Seidlitzia rosmarinus (Salsola rosmarinus, Suaeda rosmarinus, local names shenan, Julman) on sand mounds near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Shoot of Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis bicontorta, Hippocrepis areolata) on windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis bicontorta, Hippocrepis areolata, local name umm ghurein) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Shoot of Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis bicontorta, Hippocrepis areolata) with fruits on windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Fruits of Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis bicontorta, Hippocrepis areolata, local name umm ghurein) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Prostrate plant of Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis bicontorta, Hippocrepis areolata, local name umm ghurein) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Blooming plant of Centaurea sinaica (Centaurea pseudosinaica, Amberboa crupioides, local names birkan, murrar) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Thorny plant of Centaurea sinaica (Centaurea pseudosinaica, Amberboa crupioides, local names birkan, murrar) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Small plant of Centaurea sinaica (Centaurea pseudosinaica, Amberboa crupioides, local names birkan, murrar) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016 |
