![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1528/jpeg/29t.jpg) Seeds of wild gourd (Cucumis prophetarum) on dark background taken from Umm Houtah in Southern Qatar, January 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1528/jpeg/27t.jpg) Ripe fruit of wild gourd (Cucumis prophetarum) taken from Umm Houtah in Southern Qatar, January 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/23t.jpg) Wild gourd (Cucumis prophetarum) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../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/2014/1512/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/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/2014/1513/jpeg/13t.jpg) Fruit of wild gourd (Cucumis prophetarum) taken from roadside of a road to Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1513/jpeg/14t.jpg) Green fruit of wild gourd (Cucumis prophetarum) taken from roadside of a road to Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1513/jpeg/15t.jpg) Dissected fruit of wild gourd (Cucumis prophetarum) taken from roadside of a road to Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1512/jpeg/15t.jpg) Ripe fruit 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/2014/1512/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/2014/1512/jpeg/16t.jpg) Yellow fruit on a plant 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/2014/1512/jpeg/18t.jpg) Close up of a green fruit 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/2014/1512/jpeg/17t.jpg) Close up of a ripe yellow fruit 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/2015/1528/jpeg/23t.jpg) Old mosque in Umm Houtah. Southern Qatar, January 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1528/jpeg/21t.jpg) Flowers of Psoralea plicata (Cullen plicatum, local names hama, Jhil) in Umm Houtah. Southern Qatar, January 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1528/jpeg/22t.jpg) Flowers and fruits of Psoralea plicata (Cullen plicatum, local names hama, Jhil) in Umm Houtah. Southern Qatar, January 16, 2015
![](../../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/2014/1340/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/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/2012/1117/jpeg/17t.jpg) Ripe yellow fruits of wild muskmelon (Cucumis melo, Dudaim melon, gourd family) in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, November 8, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/988/jpeg/02t.jpg) Frozen wild muskmelon (Cucumis melo, Dudaim melon, gourd family) in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 1, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/988/jpeg/21t.jpg) Frozen fruits of wild muskmelon (Cucumis melo, Dudaim melon, gourd family) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, December 7, 2011
![](../../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/2014/1508/jpeg/19t.jpg) Desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (Cucumis colocynthis) taken from area of Al Khor. Qatar, December 5, 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/2014/1398/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/2014/1398/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/2014/1509/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/2016/1738/jpeg/03t.jpg) Common purslane (wild portulaca, Portulaca oleracea, local names barbeer, rijla, bagla) with seeds on waste ground on Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, January 26, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1576/jpeg/15t.jpg) Lunaria (Savignya parviflora, local name Gilgilan) with seeds in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1681/jpeg/17t.jpg) Seeds of Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense) in sand near Qulmat Al Maszhabiya in Al Mashabiya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, October 31, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1523/jpeg/02t.jpg) Wild cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) taken Al Istiqlal Street near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, January 5, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1523/jpeg/05t.jpg) Dissected fruits of wild cotton (Gossypium herbaceum) taken Al Istiqlal Street near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, January 5, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3632/jpeg/10t.jpg) Wild muskmelon (Cucumis melo, Dudaim melon) both in natural light and under 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 16, 2024
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1506/jpeg/11t.jpg) Flower of desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis taken from roadside of Salwa Road. Southern Qatar, November 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/14t.jpg) 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
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1525/jpeg/25t.jpg) Seeds of Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis) taken from roadside near Al Khor Hospital. Qatar, January 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1533/jpeg/13t.jpg) Date palm seeds at archeological display near Zubara Fort. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1578/jpeg/07t.jpg) Common purslane (wild portulaca, Portulaca oleracea, local names barbeer, rijla, bagla) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1123/jpeg/20t.jpg) Wild muskmelon (Cucumis melo, Dudaim melon) on utility cutting in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, December 4, 2012
![](../../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/2015/1525/jpeg/26t.jpg) Flower and seeds of Field Marigold (Calendula arvensis) taken from roadside near Al Khor Hospital. Qatar, January 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1525/jpeg/08t.jpg) Accumulation of dry seeds of Medicago laciniata on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1119/jpeg/24t.jpg) Orange fruits of wild muskmelon (Cucumis melo, Dudaim melon) on utility cutting in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, November 18, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1120/jpeg/05t.jpg) Fall colors of wild muskmelon (Cucumis melo, Dudaim melon) on utility cutting in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, November 22, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2024/3632/jpeg/09t.jpg) Section of wild muskmelon (Cucumis melo, Dudaim melon) when exposed to regular daylight as well as when illuminated by a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV-A) blacklight from Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 16, 2024
![](../../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/2012/1120/jpeg/04t.jpg) Orange fruits on a frozen wild muskmelon (Cucumis melo, Dudaim melon) on utility cutting in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, November 22, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1114/jpeg/26t.jpg) Half eaten fruit of wild muskmelon (Cucumis melo, Dudaim melon) on utility cutting in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, October 31, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1528/jpeg/17t.jpg) Flowers of field mustard (wild turnip, Brassica rapa) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya Farms. Qatar, January 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1528/jpeg/20t.jpg) Seeds of Argentine peppercress (Lepidium bonariense) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya Farms. Qatar, January 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1528/jpeg/19t.jpg) Flowers and seeds of Argentine peppercress (Lepidium bonariense) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya Farms. Qatar, January 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1528/jpeg/24t.jpg) Decorations at the entrance of Al Aamriyah. Southern Qatar, January 16, 2015
![](../../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/2014/1342/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/2015/1694/jpeg/02t.jpg) Dishrag gourd (Luffa cylindrica)(?) on roadside of Salwa Road near Mukaynis. Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1528/jpeg/25t.jpg) Branch of Wormseed (Dysphania ambrosioides, Chenopodium ambrosioides) with seeds taken from Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya Farms. Qatar, January 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1524/jpeg/10t.jpg) Fleabane Daisy (Erigeron bonariensis, Conyza bonariensis) with fluffy seeds in a silty depression in Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, January 8, 2015
![](../../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/2015/1573/jpeg/25t.jpg) Flower of snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina) on Al Wosail Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1584/jpeg/28t.jpg) Flower of snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina) taken from Al Wosail Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1832/jpeg/09t.jpg) Dry plant of Launaea nudicaulis(?) or may be L. procumbens with seeds near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1573/jpeg/26t.jpg) Close up of a flower of snake gourd (Trichosanthes cucumerina) on Al Wosail Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1506/jpeg/15t.jpg) Seeds(?) of Bienertia cycloptera on a beach in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, November 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1832/jpeg/10t.jpg) Dry plant of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) with fluffy seeds near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
![](../../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/2015/1532/jpeg/16t.jpg) Bush of Leptadenia pyrotechnica in Traina Sinkhole (karst depression) AOI 2 north-west of Khor Al Adaid. Southern Qatar, January 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1727/jpeg/16t.jpg) Flower of bottle gourd (calabash, Lagenaria siceraria) on Al Abeer Street in Al Luqta area. Doha, Qatar, January 14, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1727/jpeg/17t.jpg) Bottle gourd (calabash, Lagenaria siceraria) on a fence on Al Abeer Street in Al Luqta area. Doha, Qatar, January 14, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1532/jpeg/17t.jpg) Sand mound with Leptadenia pyrotechnica in Traina Sinkhole (karst depression) AOI 2 north-west of Khor Al Adaid. Southern Qatar, January 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1532/jpeg/18t.jpg) View from a crest of sand dune in Traina Sinkhole (karst depression) AOI 2 north-west of Khor Al Adaid. Southern Qatar, January 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1712/jpeg/07t.jpg) Dishrag gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca, Luffa cylindrica) at Al Jassasiya Street in Musheirib neighborhood. Doha, Qatar, December 25, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1532/jpeg/23t.jpg) Sand-blast type of wind abrasion in Traina Sinkhole (karst depression) AOI 2 north-west of Khor Al Adaid. Southern Qatar, January 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1287/jpeg/23t.jpg) Yellow flower of Loufa gourd (Loofah Sponge Gourd, luffa) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, October 12, 2013
![](../../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/2016/1830/jpeg/26t.jpg) Seeds of desert grass Panicum turgidum (local name Thummam) in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, May 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1811/jpeg/15t.jpg) Stork s bill (Monsonia nivea, Erodium neveum) with seeds near a road to Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/937/jpeg/06t.jpg) Seeds of Wild Carrot (Daucus pusillus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 4, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1061/jpeg/09t.jpg) Seeds of wild carrot (Daucus pusillus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 22, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2009/750/jpeg/09t.jpg) Seeds of Wild Carrot (Daucus pusillus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 21, 2009
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/651/jpeg/17t.jpg) Seeds of Wild Carrot (Daucus pusillus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, June 14, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1532/jpeg/24t.jpg) Desert rock carved by drifting sand (aeolian abrasion) in Traina Sinkhole (karst depression) AOI 2 north-west of Khor Al Adaid. Southern Qatar, January 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1532/jpeg/25t.jpg) Sedge (Cyperus conglomeratus)(?) growind at the foot of a sand dune in Traina Sinkhole (karst depression) AOI 2 north-west of Khor Al Adaid. Southern Qatar, January 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1532/jpeg/22t.jpg) Aeolian abrasion of limestone rocks (carved by drifting sand) in Traina Sinkhole (karst depression) AOI 2 north-west of Khor Al Adaid. Southern Qatar, January 23, 2015
![](../../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/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/2012/1068/jpeg/20t.jpg) Dry seeds of wild carrot (Daucus pusillus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 10, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1061/jpeg/11t.jpg) Ripe seeds of wild carrot (Daucus pusillus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 22, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/887/jpeg/19t.jpg) Seeds of Wild Carrot (Daucus pusillus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 17, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2023/3413/jpeg/13t.jpg) Dry seeds of Canada wild rye (Elymus canadensis)(?) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 8, 2023
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1329/jpeg/22t.jpg) Vietnamese gourd (Luffa cylindrica) at a door near B Ring Road in Al Doha Al Jadeeda neighborhood. Doha, Qatar, January 31, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1532/jpeg/20t.jpg) Desert lizard Arabian toad headed agama (Phrynocephalus arabicus) in Traina Sinkhole (karst depression) AOI 2 north-west of Khor Al Adaid. Southern Qatar, January 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1532/jpeg/19t.jpg) Some grass, probably sedge (Cyperus conglomeratus)(?), growing on a crest of sand dune in Traina Sinkhole (karst depression) AOI 2 north-west of Khor Al Adaid. Southern Qatar, January 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1812/jpeg/03t.jpg) Various dry seeds accumulated under a plant of bushy bindweed (Convolvulus prostratus, morning glory) on a gravel plane in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1347/jpeg/09t.jpg) Curved branches with seeds of Virgin s Hand plant (Anastatica hierochuntica, local names kaf mariam, jefaiea) taken from Trainah in southern Qatar, February 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1347/jpeg/06t.jpg) Woody branches with seeds of Virgin s Hand plant (Anastatica hierochuntica, local names kaf mariam, jefaiea) taken from Trainah in southern Qatar, February 14, 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
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