![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/10t.jpg) Limestone rocks on a beach in Abu Samra, near Salwa Road. Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/09t.jpg) Rocks on a beach in Abu Samra, near Salwa Road. Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/11t.jpg) Cornulaca aucheri taken from a beach near Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/20t.jpg) Close up of fruits of Cornulaca aucheri taken from a beach near Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/12t.jpg) Thorny plant of Cornulaca aucheri taken from a beach near Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/13t.jpg) Close up of tiny flowers of Cornulaca aucheri taken from a beach near Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/21t.jpg) Young shoot of Salsola drummondii with pear-shaped leaves taken from a beach near Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/19t.jpg) Almost dry plant of Bienertia cycloptera on roadside of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/22t.jpg) Slender twig of Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense) plant taken from a beach near Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/20t.jpg) Young plant of Salsola drummondii on roadside of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/17t.jpg) Blue leaves of Bienertia cycloptera on roadside of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/18t.jpg) Large plant of Salsola drummondii on roadside of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, October 16, 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/2015/1675/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/2015/1675/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/2015/1675/jpeg/29t.jpg) Round leaf variety of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) taken from roadside of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/15t.jpg) Seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) with round leaf variation on roadside of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1837/jpeg/22t.jpg) Plant of Bienertia cycloptera near Salwa Road on a beach in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, June 10, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/05t.jpg) Limestone mushroom in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/02t.jpg) Limestone cliffs in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/01t.jpg) Weathered limestone rocks in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/25t.jpg) Limestone mushroom formation in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/03t.jpg) Limestone mushroom formation in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/04t.jpg) A.S. near limestone mushroom formation in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/24t.jpg) Eroded limestone mushroom in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1578/jpeg/02t.jpg) Limestone cliffs near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1577/jpeg/23t.jpg) Erosion of limestone near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1578/jpeg/03t.jpg) Foot of limestone cliffs near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1578/jpeg/01t.jpg) Wind abrasion of limestone near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/11t.jpg) Mushroom shaped limestone cliff in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/28t.jpg) Wind abrasion of limestone cliffs in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/11t.jpg) Close up of shoot of Salsola drummondii taken from roadside of Salwa Road near Abu Samra. Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1621/jpeg/25t.jpg) Close up of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) taken from roadside of Salwa Road near Abu Samra. Qatar, July 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1565/jpeg/25t.jpg) Salsola drummondii in a deep roadside depression of Salwa Road near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1565/jpeg/19t.jpg) Plant of Bienertia cycloptera on roadside of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/10t.jpg) Bienertia cycloptera with fruits taken from roadside of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. 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/2015/1565/jpeg/21t.jpg) Large plant of Bienertia cycloptera on roadside of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1565/jpeg/20t.jpg) Plant of Bienertia cycloptera emerging from sand near Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/14t.jpg) Pink young plant of Bienertia cycloptera taken from roadside of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/15t.jpg) Pink young plant of Bienertia cycloptera with small fruits of flowers taken from roadside of Salwa Road in Abu Samra, near Saudi border. Southern Qatar, March 21, 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/2015/1678/jpeg/03t.jpg) Sandy road in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/21t.jpg) Chalk cliffs near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/28t.jpg) Sand texture near chalk cliffs near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/22t.jpg) Camel bones behind chalk cliffs near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1678/jpeg/07t.jpg) Insect galls on Fagonia indica taken from Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/26t.jpg) Fruits of tamarisk (Tamarix aucheriana) on roadside of Salwa Road near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/27t.jpg) Flowers of tamarisk (Tamarix aucheriana) on roadside of Salwa Road near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/23t.jpg) Camel bone with a rope behind chalk cliffs near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1681/jpeg/14t.jpg) Scarlet pea (Indigofera intricata, local name humeira) with a flower on roadside of Salwa Road, near Nakhsh Mountain. Qatar, October 31, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/25t.jpg) Blooming Salsola cyclophylla near chalk cliffs near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1681/jpeg/15t.jpg) Scarlet pea (Indigofera intricata, local name humeira) emerging from sand on roadside of Salwa Road, near Nakhsh Mountain. Qatar, October 31, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1678/jpeg/08t.jpg) Insect galls (malformed growth) on Fagonia indica taken from Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/26t.jpg) Salsola cyclophylla with tiny yellow flowers near chalk cliffs near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/24t.jpg) Salsola cyclophylla with minute yellow flowers near chalk cliffs near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1565/jpeg/18t.jpg) Plant of Cornulaca aucheri on a beach near Abu Samra. Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1546/jpeg/09t.jpg) Erosion of beach limestone in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1484/jpeg/06t.jpg) Limestone outcrops on a rocky beach near Jebel Fuwairit. Qatar, October 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1675/jpeg/27t.jpg) Haloxylon salicornicum (Hammada elegance) with tiny yellow flowers and a bird-beak-shaped galls near chalk cliffs near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, October 16, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1702/jpeg/10t.jpg) Ant mounds on roadside of Salwa Road near Abu Nakhlah. Qatar, December 11, 2015
![](../../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/2015/1591/jpeg/22t.jpg) Sandblasted rocks in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1565/jpeg/14t.jpg) Acacia tree near Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/30t.jpg) Acacia tortilis(?) in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1683/jpeg/09t.jpg) QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) exploring fossils in limestone layer (Dukhan Limestone Member) of Dammam Formation in Jaow Al Hamar depression south from Trainah. Southern Qatar, November 6, 2015
![](../../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/2015/1591/jpeg/06t.jpg) Wind abrasion of rocks in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1577/jpeg/24t.jpg) Camel bones near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1693/jpeg/18t.jpg) Leveled sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/27t.jpg) Rusty iron rocket in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/23t.jpg) Black flint stones in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/26t.jpg) Tail of an iron rocket in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1584/jpeg/12t.jpg) Chalk cliffs near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 25, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1584/jpeg/11t.jpg) Chalk rocks near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 25, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1693/jpeg/23t.jpg) Acacia tortilis(?) on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/07t.jpg) Field of sandblasted rocks in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 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/2015/1565/jpeg/01t.jpg) Sand fence on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/10t.jpg) Mushroom shaped cliff in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1565/jpeg/04t.jpg) Windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1693/jpeg/09t.jpg) Windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1577/jpeg/22t.jpg) Small cliff near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1565/jpeg/10t.jpg) Acacia ehrenbergiana(?) on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/08t.jpg) Field of weathered rocks in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1693/jpeg/15t.jpg) Sand tracks on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/12t.jpg) Gypsum rocks (selenite) in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../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/2015/1591/jpeg/13t.jpg) Weathered gypsum crystals (selenite) in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/15t.jpg) Slabs of gypsum crystals (selenite) in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/03t.jpg) Common tumbleweed (Amaranthus albus) in a depression on roadside of Salwa Road near Mukaynis. Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/16t.jpg) Grass Pennisetum divisum taken from roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1584/jpeg/09t.jpg) Windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 25, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1591/jpeg/21t.jpg) Layers of gypsum crystals (selenite) in area of Nakhsh Mountain near Salwa Road in southern Qatar, May 8, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/17t.jpg) Seedling of Anabasis setifera taken from roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1584/jpeg/06t.jpg) Windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 25, 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/2015/1693/jpeg/16t.jpg) Sand tracks at sunrise on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1693/jpeg/17t.jpg) Sand tracks of tractors on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
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