![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1689/jpeg/01t.jpg) Habitat of Bienertia sinuspersici plants near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1676/jpeg/05t.jpg) Shoot of Bienertia sinuspersici near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 17, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1676/jpeg/03t.jpg) Plant of Bienertia sinuspersici near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 17, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1676/jpeg/06t.jpg) Close up of Bienertia sinuspersici near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 17, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1676/jpeg/07t.jpg) Flower buds of Bienertia sinuspersici near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 17, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1676/jpeg/04t.jpg) Plant of Bienertia sinuspersici in sand near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 17, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1676/jpeg/09t.jpg) Shoots of Bienertia sinuspersici at morning near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 17, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1676/jpeg/02t.jpg) Plant of Bienertia sinuspersici at sunrise near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 17, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1689/jpeg/06t.jpg) Bienertia sinuspersici plant with fruits near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1689/jpeg/03t.jpg) Close up of Bienertia sinuspersici plant with fruits near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1689/jpeg/02t.jpg) Yellowish branches of Bienertia sinuspersici plant near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1689/jpeg/04t.jpg) Branch of Bienertia sinuspersici plant with fruits near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1689/jpeg/05t.jpg) Twigs of Bienertia sinuspersici plant with fruits near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/18t.jpg) Fruits of Bienertia sinuspersici plant on a shore near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) in Al Khor. Qatar, November 28, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/15t.jpg) Blackened fruits of Bienertia sinuspersici on the ground near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/21t.jpg) Bienertia sinuspersici plant with fruits on a shore near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) in Al Khor. Qatar, November 28, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1689/jpeg/15t.jpg) Close up of fruits of Bienertia sinuspersici plant taken from a shore near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) in Al Khor. Qatar, November 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/22t.jpg) Green fruits of Bienertia sinuspersici plant on a shore near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) in Al Khor. Qatar, November 28, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/20t.jpg) Fruits of Bienertia sinuspersici plant on sand on a shore near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) in Al Khor. Qatar, November 28, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/17t.jpg) Fruiting perianth of Bienertia sinuspersici plant on a shore near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) in Al Khor. Qatar, November 28, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/19t.jpg) Colors of fruiting perianth of Bienertia sinuspersici plant on a shore near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) in Al Khor. Qatar, November 28, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/23t.jpg) Shoots of Bienertia sinuspersici plant with fruits on sand on a shore near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) in Al Khor. Qatar, November 28, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1689/jpeg/16t.jpg) Close up of twigs of Bienertia sinuspersici plant with fruits taken from a shore near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) in Al Khor. Qatar, November 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/24t.jpg) Fleshy-orbicular fruiting perianth of Bienertia sinuspersici plant on a shore near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) in Al Khor. Qatar, November 28, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/16t.jpg) Fall colors of shoots of Bienertia sinuspersici plant with fruits on a shore near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) in Al Khor. Qatar, November 28, 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/2014/1372/jpeg/26t.jpg) Salt tolerant plants on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1676/jpeg/01t.jpg) Seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 17, 2015
![](../../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/2016/1798/jpeg/24t.jpg) Ice plants (Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum and M. nodiflorum) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1798/jpeg/30t.jpg) Ice plants (Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum and M. nodiflorum) growing together on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1676/jpeg/08t.jpg) Al Kheriza beach plant (Halopeplis perfoliata, khurreyz) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 17, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1505/jpeg/06t.jpg) Inundated reddish plants of glasswort Salicornia sinus-persica on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1607/jpeg/10t.jpg) Beachrock near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1607/jpeg/16t.jpg) Mud creepers at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1583/jpeg/05t.jpg) Northern tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/01t.jpg) Northern cliffs of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1555/jpeg/10t.jpg) Shallow depression in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1546/jpeg/03t.jpg) Stones on a hill top in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1555/jpeg/13t.jpg) View from a hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1546/jpeg/05t.jpg) Surface of a hill top in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1635/jpeg/22t.jpg) Limestone cliffs in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 1, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1546/jpeg/04t.jpg) Texture of a hill top in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1555/jpeg/17t.jpg) Ancient ruins on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1546/jpeg/06t.jpg) Stone hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1608/jpeg/04t.jpg) Glasswort (Salsola imbricata) taken from Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/28t.jpg) Dusty cliffs of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1645/jpeg/09t.jpg) Mangrove forest on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1583/jpeg/06t.jpg) Cliffs of northern tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1525/jpeg/06t.jpg) Purple shoot of parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth) emerging from sand on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1710/jpeg/14t.jpg) Southern limestone hill on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1635/jpeg/24t.jpg) Remains of ancient settlement on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 1, 2015
![](../../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/2015/1555/jpeg/11t.jpg) Ancient stone ruins in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1635/jpeg/25t.jpg) Ruines of ancient houses on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 1, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1583/jpeg/07t.jpg) Remains of fishing nets(?) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 24, 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/2015/1572/jpeg/21t.jpg) Mud flat near mangrove forest near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1645/jpeg/19t.jpg) Rusty car details at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1546/jpeg/01t.jpg) Crab on a stony beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1546/jpeg/08t.jpg) Erosion of a stone hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1645/jpeg/18t.jpg) Rusty spring from a car at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1555/jpeg/12t.jpg) Ruins of an archeological camp in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/27t.jpg) Shells in dusty soil of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1546/jpeg/02t.jpg) Black lichens on a hill top in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/16t.jpg) Mangrove forest at low tide near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1583/jpeg/09t.jpg) Eggs of sea birds terns on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1555/jpeg/14t.jpg) Stony surface of a hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1555/jpeg/15t.jpg) Ancient pottery on a hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1555/jpeg/16t.jpg) Pile of stones on a hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1608/jpeg/05t.jpg) Glasswort (Salicornia sinus-persica) taken from Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1555/jpeg/18t.jpg) Plant of Salsola cyclophylla on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1546/jpeg/07t.jpg) Ancient pottery on a hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 14, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1525/jpeg/07t.jpg) Seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/06t.jpg) Cliffs of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1488/jpeg/16t.jpg) Shells of sea snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 9, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1492/jpeg/11t.jpg) Limestone hill on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1481/jpeg/10t.jpg) Reddish plants of Salsola soda (Suaeda maritima, Suaeda iranshahrii var. arabica) on littoral of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 19, 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/2015/1525/jpeg/03t.jpg) Flower of mangrove (Avicennia marina) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1709/jpeg/24t.jpg) Mangrove forest in fog on west side of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 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/2015/1525/jpeg/10t.jpg) Leaves of seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1525/jpeg/09t.jpg) Jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1645/jpeg/28t.jpg) Green seeds of mangrove on littoral of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1525/jpeg/14t.jpg) Shoot of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1645/jpeg/30t.jpg) Masses of dry buds of glasswort on a shore of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/19t.jpg) Mud crab burrows in mangrove forest near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/20t.jpg) Mangrove forest (Avicennia marina) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/23t.jpg) Mangroves trees (Avicennia marina) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/25t.jpg) Aerial roots (pneumatophores) of mangroves near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/29t.jpg) Flowers of mangroves (Avicennia marina) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 4, 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/2015/1645/jpeg/23t.jpg) Mangrove (Avicennia marina) with fruits on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1645/jpeg/20t.jpg) Rusty vehicle spring at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1694/jpeg/25t.jpg) Seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) on a shore near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) in Al Khor. Qatar, November 28, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1645/jpeg/26t.jpg) Germinating fruits under a mangrove bush on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
![](../../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/2015/1607/jpeg/14t.jpg) Rusty iron parts of a vehicle at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
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