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1581-16. Grass Sporobolus spicatus growing on dried bottom of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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1581-16. Grass Sporobolus spicatus growing on dried bottom of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Dried caked mud on the bottom of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Dried Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons), with caked mud at the bottom. Qatar, April 18, 2015  Dried caked mud covering the bottom of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Dried aquatic plants of brittle naiad (Najas marina) on muddy bottom of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Dried caked mud of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Texture of dried caked mud of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) in Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) with flowers in Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Dried aquatic plants of brittle naiad (Najas marina) in caked mud of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Stand of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) in Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Cluster of fruits of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Dense stand of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) in Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Fruits and a flower of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Membranous sheath with a flower(?) of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Close up of membranous sheath of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Close up of pea shaped fruits of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Close up of pea shaped fruits (drupelets) of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Old plywood mosque near Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Shrinking water reservoir of Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Close up of membranous sheath with coiled stalk (peduncle) bearing flowers and fruits of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Blue dome and traces of a chandelier in a plywood mosque near Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Dying aquatic plant of brittle naiad (Najas marina) in Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015  Grass Sporobolus spicatus growing along small water stream north from Al Khor. Qatar, March 7, 2015  Narrow cylindrical spikes of grass Sporobolus spicatus taken from roadside north from Al Khor. Qatar, March 7, 2015  Grass Sporobolus spicatus with narrow cylindrical spikes on small water stream north from Al Khor. Qatar, March 7, 2015  Close up of cylindrical spikes of grass Sporobolus spicatus on small water stream north from Al Khor. Qatar, March 7, 2015  Masses of cylindrical spikes of grass Sporobolus spicatus on small water stream north from Al Khor. Qatar, March 7, 2015  Narrow cylindrical spikes of grass Sporobolus spicatus on small water stream north from Al Khor. Qatar, March 7, 2015  Sporobolus spicatus (salt grass) with narrow cylindrical spikes near a small water channel on roadside between Al Khor and Ras Luffan. Qatar, February 6, 2015  Cylindrical spikes of grass Sporobolus spicatus found near Al Rafiei Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 24, 2016  Old plywood mosque near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Plywood mosque near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Beaked tasselweed (widgeongrass, Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Remains of a car near Abu Nakhla lagoons. South from Doha, Qatar, May 27, 2016  Clump of beaked tasselweed (widgeongrass, Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Roots of beaked tasselweed (widgeongrass, Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Brittle naiad aquatic plant (Najas marina) with roots taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Brittle naiad aquatic plant (Najas marina) extracted from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Beaked tasselweed (widgeongrass, Ruppia maritima) with roots extracted from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Narrow leaves of beaked tasselweed (widgeongrass, Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Brittle naiad aquatic plant (Najas marina) submerged in Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Brittle naiad aquatic plant (Najas marina) on dark background taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Spiny leaves of brittle naiad aquatic plant (Najas marina) from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Toothed leaves of brittle naiad aquatic plant (Najas marina) extracted from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Mihrab (semicircular prayer niche) in qibla wall inside old plywood mosque near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Toothed leaves of brittle naiad aquatic plant (Najas marina) with serrate edges taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Toothed leaves of brittle naiad aquatic plant (Najas marina) on dark background taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015  Tussock forming grass pan dropseed (Sporobolus ioclados) east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015  Tussock of grass pan dropseed (Sporobolus ioclados) in a roadside depression east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015  Birdwatching with QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  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  Inflorescence of Malabar sprangletop (brown beetle-grass, Leptochloa fusca) taken from area of lagoons north from entrance of Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, December 18, 2015  Close up of inflorescence of Malabar sprangletop (brown beetle-grass, Leptochloa fusca) taken from area of lagoons north from entrance of Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, December 18, 2015  Group of birdwatchers from QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) 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  Group of birdwatchers from QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) on a service road 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  Pan dropseed grass (Sporobolus ioclados) in a park of Qatar University. Doha, Qatar, March 23, 2016  Female broad scarlet dragonfly (Crocothemis erythraea) holding its abdomen up (obelisk position) near Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, March 29, 2014  Dried mud and grass on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022  Green grass on dried bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022  Fresh green grass growing over caked mud on bottom of the lake near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 12, 2022  Deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria) growing on some dried grass in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019  Pan dropseed grass (Sporobolus ioclados) on a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 26, 2016  Deceiver mushrooms (Laccaria) growing on some dried grass near the lake in Watson Rare Native Plant Preserve. Warren, Texas, November 23, 2019  Pan dropseed grass (Sporobolus ioclados) in a roadside depression east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, March 19, 2016  Dried bottom with green grass of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022  Dried bottom with emerging green grass of Lake Somerville near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, October 4, 2022  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  Masses 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  Solitary plant of European seaheath (Frankenia pulverulenta) in area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016  Flowering spikes of Southern cattail (Typha domingensis) in area of sewage ponds near Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, June 3, 2016  Spear grass (Stipa capensis, local names samma, safa) growing in a roadside depression of a road to Zubara. Qatar, February 28, 2015  Snake tongue grass (Corymbose Hedyotis, Oldenlandia corymbosa) growing on roadside of Al Sanaa Street in Al Jebailat area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 8, 2015  Snake tongue grass (Corymbose Hedyotis, Oldenlandia corymbosa) growing among rocks and trash on Al Sanaa Street in Al Jebailat area near West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 7, 2015  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  Inflorescence of pan dropseed (Sporobolus ioclados) east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015  Purple inflorescence of pan dropseed (Sporobolus ioclados) east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015  Close up of a purple inflorescence of pan dropseed (Sporobolus ioclados) east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015  Green and white panicle of pan dropseed (Sporobolus ioclados) east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015  Fresh grass after a rain over sewage line right of way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 21, 2023  Whorled dropseed grass (Sporobolus pyramidatus) from a lawn in David E. Schob Nature Preserve at 906 Ashburn Street. College Station, Texas, September 1, 2020  Pores of a small (around 6 cm in diameter) completely dried polypore mushroom Truncospora mexicana or may be Perenniporia ochroleuca on a fallen oak branch under naturally growing live oaks, on a windy slope without grass at Lake Somerville Trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, January 18, 2021  Spiderling (Boerhavia erecta) growing near a pond on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, April 10, 2015  Blooming spiderling (Boerhavia erecta) growing near a pond on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, April 10, 2015  Finger grass (Chloris virgata) taken from Al Sham Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 20, 2015  Common salt grass (Aeluropus lagopoides) in sand on roadside in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, April 25, 2015  Spikelet of finger grass (Chloris virgata) taken from Al Sham Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 20, 2015  Rabbitsfoot grass (Polypogon monspeliensis)(?) taken from eastern Al Jood Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 7, 2015  Centropodia fragilis grass growing on sand mounds near Inland Sea Road. Southern Qatar, March 5, 2014  Pattern of dried water drops on a polypore mushroom Abortiporus biennis(?) on a tree branch taken from sandy bottom of a shallow creek on Caney Creek Trail (Little Lake Creek Loop Trail) in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 18, 2020  Finger grass (Chloris virgata) on dark background taken from Al Sham Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 20, 2015  Close up of rabbitsfoot grass (Polypogon monspeliensis)(?) taken from eastern Al Jood Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 7, 2015  Finger grass (Chloris virgata) on white background taken from Al Sham Street in Onaiza area. 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