![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1650/jpeg/20t.jpg) Salt tolerant gras Aeluropus littoralis(?) taken from a silty depression near Al Nuaman (Numan) in north-western Qatar, September 12, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1579/jpeg/28t.jpg) Blooming rush (Juncus rigidus) in a salt marsh near Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, April 17, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1579/jpeg/29t.jpg) Rush (Juncus rigidus) with flowers in a salt marsh near Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, April 17, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2010/824/jpeg/22t.jpg) Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant, salt tolerant succulent Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (glasswort). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1836/jpeg/07t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant of Bienertia sinuspersici on a beach near Fuwairit. Qatar, June 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1616/jpeg/10t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant of Bienertia sinuspersici on a beach near Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1386/jpeg/02t.jpg) Rush (Juncus rigidus) in a salt marsh near Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, April 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1777/jpeg/11t.jpg) Rush (Juncus rigidus) in a salt marsh near Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 12, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1386/jpeg/01t.jpg) Blooming rush (Juncus rigidus) in a salt marsh near Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, April 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1482/jpeg/09t.jpg) Seeds (nutlets) of rush (Juncus rigidus) taken from a salt marsh near Fuwairit in northern Qatar, September 20, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1688/jpeg/19t.jpg) Area of salt marshes (sabkha) from rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. North-eastern Qatar, November 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1569/jpeg/17t.jpg) Mat of Indian walnut (Aeluropus littoralis) in a silty depression in Al Nuaman (Naim tribe, Nuaimiya) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, March 28, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1584/jpeg/03t.jpg) Common salt grass (Aeluropus lagopoides) in sand on roadside in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, April 25, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/13t.jpg) Mat of common salt grass (Aeluropus lagopoides) on roadside of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1681/jpeg/12t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant of Salsola drummondii on roadside of Dukhan Road. Qatar, October 31, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/12t.jpg) Salt tolerant bush of Salsola drummondii on a beach in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1645/jpeg/08t.jpg) Various salt tolerant plants on littoral of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1681/jpeg/13t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant of Salsola drummondii in windblown sand on roadside of Dukhan Road. Qatar, October 31, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/14t.jpg) Salt tolerant plants (halophytes) on roadside of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1536/jpeg/09t.jpg) Salt tolerant plants on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) water well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, January 30, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/20t.jpg) Seedling of a salt tolerant plant Anabasis setifera in dunes of Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1843/jpeg/24t.jpg) Green salt tolerant plants in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, June 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1685/jpeg/21t.jpg) Blooming salt tolerant plant Anabasis setifera in area of Uwaynat Bin Husayn (Water Well) near Simaisma. Qatar, November 7, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1584/jpeg/04t.jpg) Salt tolerant plants in sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 25, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1693/jpeg/12t.jpg) Sand mounds with salt tolerant plants on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1565/jpeg/16t.jpg) Seedling of a salt tolerant plant Anabasis setifera on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1541/jpeg/05t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) near a small water channel on roadside between Al Khor and Ras Luffan. Qatar, February 6, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1565/jpeg/08t.jpg) Salt tolerant plants growing in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/16t.jpg) Half dry salt tolerant plant of Bienertia cycloptera on roadside of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2012/1035/jpeg/07t.jpg) Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa) with a host plant, a salt tolerant succulent, at Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1840/jpeg/32t.jpg) Salt tolerant plants in desert near a road to Al Dhabiya on north-western coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, June 17, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1621/jpeg/17t.jpg) Salt tolerant plants in windblown sand mixed with dust on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, July 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1830/jpeg/14t.jpg) Common salt grass (Aeluropus lagopoides) in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, May 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1833/jpeg/02t.jpg) Common salt grass (Aeluropus lagopoides) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1833/jpeg/04t.jpg) Common salt grass (Aeluropus lagopoides) with spikelets on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1526/jpeg/12t.jpg) Salt tolerant parasitic plants of Desert Thumb (Cynomorium coccineum, local name tartouth) on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, January 10, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/16t.jpg) Some sand mounds in shallow water of salt marsh near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1607/jpeg/21t.jpg) Intertidal cyanobacterial mat in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1830/jpeg/23t.jpg) Common salt grass (Aeluropus lagopoides) in sandy area in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, May 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1607/jpeg/20t.jpg) Black cyanobacterial-algal mat in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1645/jpeg/07t.jpg) Mangroves in salt marsh from causeway to Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1841/jpeg/11t.jpg) Greenery of salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1479/jpeg/14t.jpg) Mat of common salt grass (Aeluropus lagopoides) near leaking water pipes on Al Sham Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, September 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1614/jpeg/16t.jpg) Plant of Lotus garcinii under the cliffs of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, June 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/15t.jpg) Mangroves (Avicennia marina) with aerial roots (pneumatophores) in salt marsh near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1191/jpeg/18t.jpg) Aerial roots (pneumatophores) of mangroves (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh near Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais. Qatar, April 12, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1709/jpeg/16t.jpg) Salt marsh with mangrove trees at sunrise on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1801/jpeg/04t.jpg) Common salt grass (Aeluropus lagopoides) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1373/jpeg/22t.jpg) Seedling of a salt tolerant plant Anabasis setifera near Al Khor. Qatar, March 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1709/jpeg/07t.jpg) Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1583/jpeg/13t.jpg) Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1841/jpeg/07t.jpg) Rush (Juncus rigidus) on salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1182/jpeg/12t.jpg) Dry stalk of a salt tolerant bush in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1387/jpeg/04t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant Bienertia sinuspersici(?) on a beach north from Umm Bab. Western Qatar, April 4, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1372/jpeg/26t.jpg) Salt tolerant plants on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1709/jpeg/10t.jpg) Mangrove trees (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1709/jpeg/17t.jpg) Salt marsh with a mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) at sunrise on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1709/jpeg/11t.jpg) Mangrove forest (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1841/jpeg/14t.jpg) Dry mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) on salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1841/jpeg/06t.jpg) Jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) on salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1709/jpeg/02t.jpg) Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh, view from causeway of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1478/jpeg/16t.jpg) Glassworts and salt tolerant plants growing on salty wasteland in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, August 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1478/jpeg/28t.jpg) Salt tolerant plants growing on salty wasteland field in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, August 27, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1354/jpeg/24t.jpg) Salt tolerant succulent plant Suaeda aegyptiaca(?) taken from a beach near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1387/jpeg/05t.jpg) Close up of a salt tolerant plant Bienertia sinuspersici(?) on a beach north from Umm Bab. Western Qatar, April 4, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1506/jpeg/26t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant of Salsola drummondii on a beach in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, November 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1373/jpeg/01t.jpg) Multicolored salt tolerant plants on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1391/jpeg/24t.jpg) Salt tolerant plants near Al Luqta Street, opposite to Education City. Doha, Qatar, April 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1506/jpeg/07t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant of Salsola drummondii on a beach in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, November 29, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1841/jpeg/09t.jpg) Salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar with plants of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1841/jpeg/12t.jpg) Mounds of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) on salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1505/jpeg/21t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant of Halocnemum strobilaceum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1478/jpeg/17t.jpg) Suaeda aegyptiaca and salt tolerant plants growing on salty wasteland in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, August 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1481/jpeg/09t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant Halocnemum strobilaceum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 19, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2013/1204/jpeg/11t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant Salsola imbricata found near near Dar Al Salam Compound, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, May 10, 2013
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1373/jpeg/11t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant Halocnemum strobilaceum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1841/jpeg/13t.jpg) Green mounds of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) on salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1841/jpeg/10t.jpg) Salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar covered by plants of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1393/jpeg/16t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant Anabasis setifera on roadside of Al Sham Street in area of West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 17, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1353/jpeg/21t.jpg) Salt tolerant succulent plant Suaeda aegyptiaca on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 21, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1399/jpeg/04t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant Salsola imbricata in empty area north from crossing of Al Istiqlal and Al Markhiya streets in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/917/jpeg/07t.jpg) Salt tolerant plant Herniaria hemistemon (local name Ghebayra) growing in a depression in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/925/jpeg/16t.jpg) Camels in a salt marsh near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 18, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1399/jpeg/06t.jpg) Back lit salt tolerant plant Salsola imbricata in empty area north from crossing of Al Istiqlal and Al Markhiya streets in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 25, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1508/jpeg/04t.jpg) Tidal creeks in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2011/925/jpeg/15t.jpg) Grazing camels in a salt marsh near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 18, 2011
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1508/jpeg/10t.jpg) Microbial mats in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1508/jpeg/08t.jpg) Tidal streams in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1508/jpeg/05t.jpg) Mud crab burrows in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1508/jpeg/06t.jpg) Soil texture in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1508/jpeg/11t.jpg) Salt marsh with cyanobacterial mats near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1508/jpeg/16t.jpg) Black cyanobacterial-algal mat in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1508/jpeg/09t.jpg) Cyanobacterial-algal mats in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1549/jpeg/02t.jpg) Waves on a beach near Jebel Fuwairit at windy day. Northern Qatar, February 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1549/jpeg/04t.jpg) Clouds from rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, February 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1549/jpeg/01t.jpg) Rocky beach near Jebel Fuwairit at windy day. Northern Qatar, February 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2004/398/jpeg/24t.jpg) Giles Creek and a salt marsh at the entrance of Demarest - Lloyd State Park. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, June 21, 2004
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1369/jpeg/13t.jpg) Lotus glinoides with fruits in salt marsh near Zekreet in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1508/jpeg/03t.jpg) Mangrove trees (Avicennia marina) in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
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