![](../../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/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/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/03t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) 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/2014/1370/jpeg/24t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) in sand dunes near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 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/2013/1175/jpeg/09t.jpg) Brownish plant Cornulaca aucheri(?) (local name thalj) at the foot of a sand dune near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1811/jpeg/23t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) near a road to Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1813/jpeg/27t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) on a gravel plane in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1836/jpeg/03t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri (local name thalj) at the foot of Jebel Fuwairit. Qatar, June 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1370/jpeg/23t.jpg) Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) in sand dunes near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1370/jpeg/25t.jpg) Bush of Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) in sand dunes near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1371/jpeg/01t.jpg) Desert plant Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) in sand dunes near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1837/jpeg/18t.jpg) Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) in windblown sand on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1837/jpeg/08t.jpg) Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) on windblown sand on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
![](../../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/2016/1781/jpeg/21t.jpg) Small bush of Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../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/2016/1837/jpeg/06t.jpg) Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
![](../../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/2016/1788/jpeg/12t.jpg) Desert plant Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../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/2014/1507/jpeg/07t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri taken from a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, November 29, 2014
![](../../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/2014/1498/jpeg/27t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri 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/2014/1498/jpeg/13t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri 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/2015/1578/jpeg/04t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1577/jpeg/05t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1498/jpeg/26t.jpg) Shoot of Cornulaca aucheri 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/2014/1400/jpeg/09t.jpg) Aeolian abrasion of limestone rocks (carved by drifting sand) south from Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1399/jpeg/01t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri(?) on a roadside of Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1399/jpeg/17t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri(?) taken from a roadside of Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 25, 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/2014/1498/jpeg/28t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri on dark background 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/2014/1399/jpeg/18t.jpg) Close up of Cornulaca aucheri(?) taken from a roadside of Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1176/jpeg/21t.jpg) Accumulation of drifting sand around bushy desert plants Cornulaca aucheri(?) in area of dunes near Harrarah, west from Mesayeed, south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 19, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1567/jpeg/25t.jpg) Brownish plant Cornulaca aucheri in windblown sand in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, March 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1405/jpeg/03t.jpg) Plant of Cornulaca aucheri near Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1405/jpeg/16t.jpg) Bush of Cornulaca aucheri near Al Markhiya Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 7, 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/2015/1584/jpeg/08t.jpg) Tumbleweed (dry mature plants of Cornulaca aucheri) on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 25, 2015
![](../../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/2016/1784/jpeg/23t.jpg) Plant of Cornulaca aucheri Taken from Fuwairit. Qatar, March 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/11t.jpg) Sand button (creeping thorn rose, Neurada procumbens, local name saadan) on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 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/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/2015/1565/jpeg/18t.jpg) Plant of Cornulaca aucheri on a beach near Abu Samra. Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../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/2014/1352/jpeg/15t.jpg) Reseda muricata (local name showla) in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/11t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri taken from a beach near Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1370/jpeg/09t.jpg) Tribulus pentandrus near Abu Nahlah Road, south from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1621/jpeg/15t.jpg) Dry plant of Cornulaca aucheri on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, July 11, 2015
![](../../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/13t.jpg) Tribulus pentandrus with fruits taken from Abu Nahlah Road, south from Doha. Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1370/jpeg/26t.jpg) Blooming Cornulaca monacantha(?) in sand dunes near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/20t.jpg) Desert campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 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/2015/1621/jpeg/14t.jpg) Tumbleweed plants of Cornulaca aucheri on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, July 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/12t.jpg) Thorny plant of Cornulaca aucheri taken from a beach near Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/20t.jpg) Close up of fruits of Cornulaca aucheri taken from a beach near Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/13t.jpg) Close up of tiny flowers of Cornulaca aucheri taken from a beach near Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../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/2014/1336/jpeg/14t.jpg) Launaea capitata (local names huwa, hazan) on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/19t.jpg) Rosette of leaves of Launaea capitata (Zollikoferia glomerata, local names huwa, hazan) in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1334/jpeg/23t.jpg) Sand button (creeping thorn rose, Neurada procumbens, local name saadan) in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1507/jpeg/01t.jpg) Date palms (Phoenix dactylifera, local name nakheel) on a sand mound on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, November 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/10t.jpg) Haloxylon salicornicum (Hammada elegance local names remith, hamd) on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/22t.jpg) Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense, local name harm) in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1578/jpeg/10t.jpg) Cornulaca monacantha in sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/21t.jpg) Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense, local name harm) covered by sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/25t.jpg) Seedling of Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense, local name harm) in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1577/jpeg/20t.jpg) Cornulaca monacantha with sand ripples on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1578/jpeg/13t.jpg) Cornulaca monacantha(?) in sand mound on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1578/jpeg/08t.jpg) Cornulaca monacantha in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/24t.jpg) Seedling of Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense, local name harm) covered by sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/13t.jpg) Purple tinged seedling of Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense, local name harm) in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1367/jpeg/20t.jpg) Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera, local name nakheel) growing on a sand mound 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/2014/1336/jpeg/13t.jpg) Brown lily (Dipcadi erythraeum, local names mesailemo, besailemo) with flower buds on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/15t.jpg) Flower buds of Brown lily (Dipcadi erythraeum, local names mesailemo, besailemo) on sand in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1498/jpeg/14t.jpg) Grove of date palms (Phoenix dactylifera, local name nakheel) on a low sand mound 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/2014/1400/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/2015/1577/jpeg/10t.jpg) Old bush of Cornulaca monacantha in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1577/jpeg/07t.jpg) Bush of Cornulaca monacantha in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/19t.jpg) Pepper-grass (Lepidium aucheri) on roadside of Salwa Road in south-western Qatar, February 21, 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/2014/1352/jpeg/17t.jpg) Seetzenia lanata (Zygophyllum lanatum, Seetzenia africana, Seetzenia orientalis, local name Habyan) in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/18t.jpg) Desert plant Seetzenia lanata (Zygophyllum lanatum, Seetzenia africana, Seetzenia orientalis, local name Habyan) in sand near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/02t.jpg) Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum, (Mesembryanthemum forskahlii, Mesembryanthemum forsskaolii, Opophytum forsskaolii, local name ghasoul) in sand on a roadside near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/01t.jpg) Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum, (Mesembryanthemum forskahlii, Mesembryanthemum forsskaolii, Opophytum forsskaolii, local name ghasoul) covered by sand in area of Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 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/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/2014/1398/jpeg/09t.jpg) Cocculus pendulus vine (local names khuneigh, gurdhi) on a dry tree near Karaana (Karana, Al Kiranah), south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/11t.jpg) Red berry on a vine of Cocculus pendulus (local names khuneigh, gurdhi) near Karaana (Karana, Al Kiranah), 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
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