![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/03t.jpg) Leaves of desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (bitter apples, Cucumis colocynthis, local names handal, shary, Handhal) on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/04t.jpg) Shoot of desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (bitter apples, Cucumis colocynthis, local names handal, shary, Handhal) on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1340/jpeg/11t.jpg) Flower of desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (Cucumis colocynthis, local names handal, shary, Handhal) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1340/jpeg/10t.jpg) Desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (Cucumis colocynthis, local names handal, shary, Handhal) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1342/jpeg/23t.jpg) Field of rotten desert gourd (Citrullus colocynthis, local names handal, shary, Handhal) on a roadside of Abu Samra Road in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1340/jpeg/15t.jpg) Desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (bitter apples, Cucumis colocynthis, local names handal, shary, Handhal) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1342/jpeg/22t.jpg) Rotten last year bitter gourd (Citrullus colocynthis, local names handal, shary, Handhal) on a roadside of Abu Samra Road in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1499/jpeg/11t.jpg) Flower of desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (local names handal, shary, Handhal) at entrance of Ras Abrouq Peninsula near Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1508/jpeg/19t.jpg) Desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (Cucumis colocynthis) taken from area of Al Khor. Qatar, December 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1745/jpeg/12t.jpg) Seedling of bitter gourd (Citrullus colocynthis) on roadside of a road to Umm Hota Village, near Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, February 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1340/jpeg/09t.jpg) Field of desert watermellons Citrullus colocynthis (Cucumis colocynthis, local names handal, shary, Handhal) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1509/jpeg/27t.jpg) Seeds of desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (bitter apples) taken from a road to Al Jumayliyah in north-western Qatar, December 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1509/jpeg/25t.jpg) Fruit of desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (bitter apples) taken from a road to Al Jumayliyah in north-western Qatar, December 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1509/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/2014/1398/jpeg/12t.jpg) Fruit of desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (bitter apples, Cucumis colocynthis, local names handal, shary, Handhal) near Karaana (Karana, Al Kiranah), south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1499/jpeg/10t.jpg) Blooming desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (local names handal, shary, Handhal) at entrance of Ras Abrouq Peninsula near Zekreet. Qatar, November 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1512/jpeg/22t.jpg) Desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis at the entrance of Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1513/jpeg/07t.jpg) Field of desert gourd (Citrullus colocynthis) near Al Nuaman (Numan) in north-western Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1512/jpeg/24t.jpg) Desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis with fruits at the entrance of Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1512/jpeg/25t.jpg) Fruits of desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis at the entrance of Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1512/jpeg/27t.jpg) Field of desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis in a depression at the entrance of Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1512/jpeg/26t.jpg) Desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis in sandy depression at the entrance of Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1512/jpeg/23t.jpg) Watermelon like fruits of desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis at the entrance of Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1569/jpeg/10t.jpg) Desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (Cucumis colocynthis, local names handal, shary, Handhal) in a silty depression in Al Nuaman (Naim tribe, Nuaimiya) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, March 28, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1513/jpeg/05t.jpg) Large vine of desert gourd (Citrullus colocynthis) growing over a bush of Ziziphus nummularia in a silty depression near Al Nuaman (Numan) in north-western Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1564/jpeg/09t.jpg) Desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis in a silty depression in Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, March 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1541/jpeg/07t.jpg) Large plant of desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis on a Ziziphus bush in a silty depression in Al Numan (Naim tribe, Nuaman, Nuaimiya). Northern Qatar, February 6, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/04t.jpg) Flower of a desert species of Morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus?) on roadside of Salwa Road in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/02t.jpg) Dishrag gourd (Luffa cylindrica)(?) on roadside of Salwa Road near Mukaynis. Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1780/jpeg/03t.jpg) Parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with flower buds in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1780/jpeg/09t.jpg) Desert borage Anchusa hispida in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/08t.jpg) Desert grass Panicum turgidum (local name Thummam) in sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1792/jpeg/01t.jpg) Desert campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/02t.jpg) Desert campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1816/jpeg/23t.jpg) Desert species of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/04t.jpg) Desert plant Indigofera intricata (local name humeira) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1512/jpeg/11t.jpg) Flower of wild gourd (Cucumis prophetarum) on roadside of a road to Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 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/2014/1342/jpeg/30t.jpg) Yellow flower of a desert plant Zygophyllum simplex (Tetraena simplex, local names Daa, harm, hureim) in a roadside depression of Abu Samra Road in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1816/jpeg/18t.jpg) Blooming desert campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1816/jpeg/19t.jpg) Flowers of desert campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1780/jpeg/08t.jpg) Desert Campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) with flowers in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1780/jpeg/05t.jpg) Desert Campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in bloom in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1577/jpeg/02t.jpg) Dry inflorescence of Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/03t.jpg) Desert species of Morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus?) on roadside of Salwa Road in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1816/jpeg/22t.jpg) White flowers of desert campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/06t.jpg) Small plant of desert campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/09t.jpg) Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1780/jpeg/19t.jpg) Wilted flowers of Desert Campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1512/jpeg/14t.jpg) Yellow flower with ovary of wild gourd (Cucumis prophetarum) on roadside of a road to Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1352/jpeg/01t.jpg) Desert heliotrope (turnsole, Heliotropium bacciferum, local name Ramram) on roadside of Salwa Road in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1780/jpeg/12t.jpg) Small blooming plant of Desert Campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/05t.jpg) Small blooming plant of desert campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../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/2015/1694/jpeg/08t.jpg) Desert Shaggy Mane mushrooms (Black Powderpuff, Podaxis pistillaris(?)) on roadside of Salwa Road near Mukaynis. Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1780/jpeg/02t.jpg) Stout form of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1780/jpeg/01t.jpg) Stout form of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) near a sand fence on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/07t.jpg) Tiny plant of Eremobium aegyptiacum with a flower in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/01t.jpg) Plant of Bienertia cycloptera in a roadside gully of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/13t.jpg) Fruiting body of desert Shaggy Mane mushrooms (Black Powderpuff, Podaxis pistillaris(?)) taken from roadside of Salwa Road near Mukaynis. Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/07t.jpg) Flower of bindweed (Convolvulus prostratus) on roadside of Salwa Road near Mukaynis. Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1780/jpeg/24t.jpg) Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa) with a host plant Haloxylon salicornicum in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/05t.jpg) Tall plant of a parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../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/2014/1398/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/2014/1398/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/2015/1694/jpeg/14t.jpg) Dissected fruiting body of desert Shaggy Mane mushrooms (Black Powderpuff, Podaxis pistillaris(?)) taken from roadside of Salwa Road near Mukaynis. Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1781/jpeg/18t.jpg) Seed head and a flower of a plant Koelpinia linearis on white background in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1781/jpeg/11t.jpg) Flower and fruits of a rare plant Koelpinia linearis of dandelion family in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1781/jpeg/14t.jpg) Small yellow flower of a plant Koelpinia linearis of dandelion family in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1781/jpeg/19t.jpg) Seed head and a flower of a plant Koelpinia linearis of dandelion family in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../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/2014/1340/jpeg/14t.jpg) Desert spider flower Cleome amblyocarpa near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/22t.jpg) Desert spider flower Cleome Clover (Cleome amblyocarpa) on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../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/2016/1780/jpeg/15t.jpg) Desert plant Launaea capitata (Launaea glomerata, Zollikoferia glomerata, local names huwa, hazan) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/09t.jpg) Desert fox in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1578/jpeg/17t.jpg) Twig of Haloxylon salicornicum (Hammada elegance) with flower galls (bird-beak-shaped galls) taken from roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1807/jpeg/11t.jpg) Plants of desert spider flower Cleome Clover (Cleome amblyocarpa) on roadside in Al Ameria near a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1342/jpeg/13t.jpg) Seedling of a desert plant Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense) on a roadside of Abu Samra Road in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1577/jpeg/09t.jpg) Haloxylon salicornicum (Hammada elegance) with flower galls (bird-beak-shaped galls) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1578/jpeg/16t.jpg) Colorful fruit-like galls (flower, or bird-beak-shaped galls) on Haloxylon salicornicum (Hammada elegance) taken from roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1576/jpeg/23t.jpg) Haloxylon salicornicum (Hammada elegance) with bird-beak-shaped galls (flower galls) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1807/jpeg/09t.jpg) Desert spider flower Cleome Clover (Cleome amblyocarpa) with seed pods on roadside in Al Ameria near a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/06t.jpg) Flower of bindweed (Convolvulus glomeratus, Convolvulus auricomus) on roadside of Salwa Road near Mukaynis. Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1342/jpeg/27t.jpg) Desert plant purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) in a roadside depression of Abu Samra Road in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/24t.jpg) Flower of wild gourd (Cucumis prophetarum) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1498/jpeg/02t.jpg) Dry seed pods of Acacia ehrenbergiana carpeting desert near road to Trainah. Southern Qatar, November 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/29t.jpg) Desert grass Panicum turgidum in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1807/jpeg/10t.jpg) Desert spider flower Cleome Clover (Cleome amblyocarpa) with seed pods in windblown sand on roadside in Al Ameria near a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1342/jpeg/29t.jpg) Large grain-like fruits of desert plantain Plantago amplexicaulis (local names rablat al mistah, lesan al hamal) in a roadside depression of Abu Samra Road in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1340/jpeg/04t.jpg) Flower of a desert plant Fagonia glutinosa (local names dereima, showeika, shaki, shoka) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1340/jpeg/13t.jpg) Desert spider flower Cleome Clover (Cleome amblyocarpa) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1340/jpeg/12t.jpg) Rare desert spider flower Cleome Clover (Cleome amblyocarpa) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1837/jpeg/24t.jpg) Fluffy seeds of Leptadenia pyrotechnica taken from roadside of Salwa Road in Southern Qatar, June 10, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1512/jpeg/13t.jpg) Wild gourd (Cucumis prophetarum) on roadside of a road to Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1565/jpeg/09t.jpg) Desert grass Panicum turgidum (local name Thummam) on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1584/jpeg/05t.jpg) Sandy depression on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 25, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1576/jpeg/11t.jpg) Cornulaca monacantha taken from roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 10, 2015
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