![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1516/jpeg/02t.jpg) Spikelets of Halopyrum mucronatum grass in coastal dunes on beach in Marouna. Northern Qatar, December 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1516/jpeg/08t.jpg) Spikelets of Halopyrum mucronatum grass taken from coastal dunes on beach in Marouna. Qatar, December 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1784/jpeg/16t.jpg) Halopyrum mucronatum grass on French Beach (42 km Beach) in Marouna, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1516/jpeg/04t.jpg) Reseda muricata near a beach in Marouna. Northern Qatar, December 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1516/jpeg/03t.jpg) Fagonia indica(?) near a beach in Marouna. Northern Qatar, December 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1515/jpeg/26t.jpg) Sand ripples on a beach in Marouna. Northern Qatar, December 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1516/jpeg/05t.jpg) Cleome noeana on a gravel spot near a beach in Marouna. Northern Qatar, December 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1784/jpeg/15t.jpg) Sand ripples on French Beach (42 km Beach) in Marouna, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1784/jpeg/14t.jpg) Rush (Juncus rigidus) near French Beach (42 km Beach) in Marouna, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1377/jpeg/04t.jpg) Coastal halophyte Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads) on a beach of Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Qatar, March 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1515/jpeg/24t.jpg) Animal bone on a beach in Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1515/jpeg/12t.jpg) Rocky beach of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1750/jpeg/25t.jpg) Young grass Cutandia memphitica on dunes south from Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, February 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1750/jpeg/26t.jpg) Spikes of grass Cutandia memphitica on dunes south from Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, February 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1515/jpeg/10t.jpg) Beach at rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1515/jpeg/25t.jpg) Masses of meat worms on a beach in Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1750/jpeg/24t.jpg) Young spike of grass Cutandia memphitica on dunes south from Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, February 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1511/jpeg/01t.jpg) Beach cliffs of rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1515/jpeg/11t.jpg) Pebbles on a beach at rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/687/jpeg/25t.jpg) Remains of beach access boardwalk from Palisade Palms Condominiums over dunes to East Beach (the dunes were gone after a hurricane Ike). Galveston, Texas, November 15, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/21t.jpg) Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata) on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/25t.jpg) Young Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata) on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/28t.jpg) Bush of Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata) on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/20t.jpg) Blooming Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata) on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/26t.jpg) Shoot of Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata) on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1377/jpeg/03t.jpg) Coastal halophyte Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads) on Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Qatar, March 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/27t.jpg) Close up of leaves of Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata) on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/24t.jpg) Back lit blooming Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata) on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/23t.jpg) Close up of blooming Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata) on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/22t.jpg) Twig of Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata) with minute flowers on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2005/432/jpeg/11t.jpg) Drifting snow and beach grass on dunes near Snail Trail in Cape Cod. Provincetown, Massachusetts, January 18, 2005.
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1701/jpeg/17t.jpg) Sand ripples and low dunes at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1709/jpeg/06t.jpg) Fall foliage of coastal halophyte Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1709/jpeg/05t.jpg) Burgundy red fall color of coastal halophyte Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1387/jpeg/09t.jpg) Sea grass on a beach north from Umm Bab. Western Qatar, April 4, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/427/jpeg/20t.jpg) A lobster pot, sand ripples and beach grass at sunset on Horseneck Beach. Westport, Massachusetts, December 17, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1487/jpeg/08t.jpg) Mat of some pillow like grass near Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, October 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1418/jpeg/16t.jpg) Beach pea in dunes. Solnechnoe, west from Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 31, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1376/jpeg/26t.jpg) Brown sea grass on a beach of Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Qatar, March 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1510/jpeg/03t.jpg) Area of Dunes Hotel in West Bay at morning. Doha, Qatar, December 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1370/jpeg/10t.jpg) Seidlitzia rosmarinus (Salsola rosmarinus, Suaeda rosmarinus, local names shenan, Julman) on dunes near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/18t.jpg) Brown jellyfish on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1505/jpeg/26t.jpg) Thunderstorm clouds from a beach of Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, November 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/19t.jpg) Accumulation of jellyfish and seaweeds on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/29t.jpg) Bienertia sinuspersici with seeds on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/31t.jpg) Seeds of Bienertia sinuspersici on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/30t.jpg) Button like fruits of Bienertia sinuspersici on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1505/jpeg/25t.jpg) Brown sargassum seaweed with air bladders on a beach of Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, November 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1505/jpeg/24t.jpg) Sargassum seaweed (brown algae) with air bladders on a beach of Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, November 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/02t.jpg) Sandy beach under northern cliffs of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/17t.jpg) Ancient ingenious intertidal stone fish traps on a beach near Zubara archeological site. Northern Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/830/jpeg/15t.jpg) Mysterious clay balls on a beach of Ras Abrouq in west central coastal area, north from Zekreet. Qatar, February 13, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/688/jpeg/02t.jpg) Remains of beach access boardwalk from Beachtown arcade over dunes of East Beach. Galveston, Texas, November 15, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/688/jpeg/01t.jpg) Fragments of beach access boardwalk over dunes of East Beach opposite to Beachtown. Galveston, Texas, November 15, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/687/jpeg/26t.jpg) Fragments of beach access boardwalk from Beachtown over dunes (gone after hurricane Ike) to East Beach. Galveston, Texas, November 15, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1507/jpeg/26t.jpg) Beach in Al Thakira. North from Al Khor, Qatar, December 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/19t.jpg) Grass Rostraria pumila (Avena pumila) growing in silt in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1832/jpeg/03t.jpg) Sand dunes south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/837/jpeg/20t.jpg) Coastal halophyte Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads ) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/921/jpeg/10t.jpg) Coastal halophyte Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads ) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/837/jpeg/21t.jpg) Leaves of coastal halophyte Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz, string of beads ) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1734/jpeg/23t.jpg) Some grass on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, January 22, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/687/jpeg/24t.jpg) Twin high-rise towers of Palisade Palms Condominiums and beach access boardwalk over dunes washed away by hurricane Ike to East Beach. Galveston, Texas, November 15, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/12t.jpg) Qatar Natural History Group (QNHG) on dunes of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/25t.jpg) Grass Chrysopogon plumulosus(?) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/19t.jpg) Clump of grass Pennisetum divisum on sand dunes in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1783/jpeg/15t.jpg) Plant of Polycarpon succulentum on dunes south from Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1750/jpeg/20t.jpg) Plant of Polycarpon succulentum on dunes south from Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, February 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1783/jpeg/17t.jpg) Shoot of Polycarpon succulentum on dunes south from Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1515/jpeg/23t.jpg) Small darkling beetle in Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1750/jpeg/21t.jpg) Small plant of Polycarpon succulentum on dunes south from Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, February 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1783/jpeg/18t.jpg) Flat plant of Polycarpon succulentum on dunes south from Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1513/jpeg/25t.jpg) Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 13, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1511/jpeg/03t.jpg) Surface of rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1509/jpeg/09t.jpg) Ruins of a village of Al Jumayliyah (Jamilla, Aljumileh) in northern Qatar, December 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1515/jpeg/13t.jpg) Plateau of rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1817/jpeg/04t.jpg) Fluffy seeds of Sewan grass (Lasiurus scindicus) on sand dunes in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1802/jpeg/04t.jpg) Fluffy seeds of Sewan grass (Lasiurus scindicus) on sand dunes in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/899/jpeg/24t.jpg) Buds on a tree of Montezuma bald cypress (Taxodium mucronatum) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 13, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1751/jpeg/01t.jpg) Dark leaves of a plant Polycarpon succulentum on dunes south from Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, February 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1750/jpeg/23t.jpg) Plant of Polycarpon succulentum with flower buds on dunes south from Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, February 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1750/jpeg/22t.jpg) Plant of Polycarpon succulentum on white background on dunes south from Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, February 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1513/jpeg/26t.jpg) Close up of Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 13, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/26t.jpg) Tiny fossilized echinoderm or sea urchin in limestone in coastal area in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/31t.jpg) Fossilized dugong bones (ribs) in area of coastal sabkha in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1817/jpeg/21t.jpg) Accumulation of fluffy seeds of Sewan grass (Lasiurus scindicus) in sand dunes in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1513/jpeg/12t.jpg) Flowers of Leptadenia pyrotechnica taken from roadside of a road to Zubara in northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1509/jpeg/11t.jpg) Old stone house in a village of Al Jumayliyah (Jamilla, Aljumileh) in northern Qatar, December 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1512/jpeg/01t.jpg) Mangrove forest (Avicennia marina) north from Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1515/jpeg/21t.jpg) Farsetia heliophila on rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1511/jpeg/04t.jpg) Cliffs of rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit at sunset. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/23t.jpg) Tiny fossilized echinoderms or sea urchins (Fibularia damensis) in coastal area in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1336/jpeg/32t.jpg) Small mound with fossilized dugong bones in area of coastal sabkha in south-western Qatar, February 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1512/jpeg/09t.jpg) Old graveyard of Ain Mohamed Fort near Al Areesh Road north from Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1512/jpeg/08t.jpg) Old cemetery of Ain Mohamed Fort near Al Areesh Road north from Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1509/jpeg/10t.jpg) Butti Shota Mosque in a village of Al Jumayliyah (Jamilla, Aljumileh) in northern Qatar, December 6, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1511/jpeg/12t.jpg) Shoots of Moltkiopsis ciliata on rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1511/jpeg/25t.jpg) Plant of Lotus garcinii on rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1511/jpeg/05t.jpg) Stoneseed (Echiochilon jugatum) on rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
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