![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/13t.jpg) Blooming Acalypha wilkesiana planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/16t.jpg) Acalypha wilkesiana plant with reddish leaves shaped as a tree in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/03t.jpg) Leaves of Acalypha wilkesiana shaped as a tree in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/19t.jpg) Burgundy leaves of Acalypha wilkesiana shaped as a tree in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/18t.jpg) Acalypha wilkesiana shaped as a tree in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/04t.jpg) Acalypha wilkesiana shaped as a tree in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/14t.jpg) Dark foliage of Acalypha wilkesiana in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/17t.jpg) Flowers of planted Acalypha variegata(?) with feathery stigmas and white bracts in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/11t.jpg) Flower of Turkcap (Malvaviscus arboreus) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/10t.jpg) Firewheel flower (Gaillardia pulchella) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/08t.jpg) Firewheel flowers (Gaillardia pulchella) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/14t.jpg) Mexican marigold (Tagetes erecta) flower planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/04t.jpg) Red flower of China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/09t.jpg) Globular seed head of firewheel flower (Gaillardia pulchella) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/05t.jpg) Orange half opened flower of China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/16t.jpg) Asparagus with flowers planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1644/jpeg/09t.jpg) Globe amaranth (Gomphrena globosa) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, August 22, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1644/jpeg/08t.jpg) Firewheel flower (Gaillardia pulchella) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, August 22, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/20t.jpg) Lucky nut (Thevetia peruviana or may be nerifolia) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/19t.jpg) Fruits of Lucky nut (Thevetia peruviana or may be nerifolia) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/21t.jpg) China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/18t.jpg) Flower of natal plum (Carissa macrocarpa) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/24t.jpg) Glory bower (Volkameria inermis, Clerodendrum inerme) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/23t.jpg) Red flower of China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/22t.jpg) Stigma of China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/15t.jpg) Red flower of purslane (rose moss, Portulaca grandiflora) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/25t.jpg) Flower bud of orange China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/14t.jpg) Crown of thorns (Euphorbia milii, Euphorbia splendens) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/13t.jpg) Needle-like foliage of Australian pine tree (she-oak, Casuarina equisetifolia) planted along a fence in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/15t.jpg) Tuxedo kitten near a stone wall in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/06t.jpg) Kitten basking on iron fence of Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1708/jpeg/07t.jpg) Kitten in defensive position on iron fence of Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/05t.jpg) Australian pine (Casuarina equisetifolia) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/06t.jpg) Lucky nut (Thevetia peruviana or may be nerifolia) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1644/jpeg/06t.jpg) Fruits of Desert fan palm (Washingtonia filifera)(?) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, August 22, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/01t.jpg) Bush of natal plum (Carissa macrocarpa) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1691/jpeg/26t.jpg) Purple nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus) grown on a lawn in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1644/jpeg/10t.jpg) Cluster of fruits of Desert fan palm (Washingtonia filifera)(?) taken from Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, August 22, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1644/jpeg/07t.jpg) Green fruits of Desert fan palm (Washingtonia filifera)(?) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, August 22, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/04t.jpg) White flowers with pink specks of Carruthers falseface (Pseuderanthemum carruthersii or may be reticulatum) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/02t.jpg) Crown of thorns plant (Euphorbia milii, Euphorbia splendens) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/03t.jpg) Flowers of crown of thorns (Euphorbia milii, Euphorbia splendens) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/05t.jpg) Red rose in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/20t.jpg) Flower of rose in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/08t.jpg) Pink rose in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/06t.jpg) Flower of red rose in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/21t.jpg) Red rose on the ground in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/09t.jpg) Close up of red rose in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/15t.jpg) Peppermint (Mentha piperita(?)) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/02t.jpg) Flower of Vinca Vitesse Rose (Catharanthus roseus) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/11t.jpg) Red flower of China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/17t.jpg) Jujube tree (Indian plum, Ziziphus mauritiana) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/16t.jpg) Fruit of jujube (Indian plum, Ziziphus mauritiana) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/22t.jpg) Petals of China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) on the ground in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1618/jpeg/15t.jpg) Puffball like horse dung fungus (Bohemian truffle, Pisolithus arhizus, Pisolithus tinctorius, dyeball mushrooms) with emerging mass of cinnamon-brown spores on a lawn in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, July 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/01t.jpg) White flowers with pink specks of Carruthers falseface (Pseuderanthemum carruthersii or may be reticulatum) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/07t.jpg) Orange half opened flower of China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/10t.jpg) Close up of orange half opened flower of China rose (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1730/jpeg/12t.jpg) Trunk and fine greyish green needle-like foliage of Australian pine (she-oak, Casuarina equisetifolia) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1618/jpeg/25t.jpg) Rounded sporocarp of horse dung fungus (Bohemian truffle, Pisolithus arhizus, Pisolithus tinctorius, dyeball mushroom) taken from a lawn in Al Shamal City Park, in Ruwais. Qatar, July 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/675/jpeg/05t.jpg) Red and green leaves of Acalypha wilkesiana in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 29, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/677/jpeg/22t.jpg) Multicolored leaves of Acalypha wilkesiana in TAMU Horticultural Gardens in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, October 10, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1540/jpeg/07t.jpg) Silvery leaves of daisy bush (Brachyglottis greyi) planted near student dorms in Education City. Doha, Qatar, February 5, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1618/jpeg/26t.jpg) Cross section of horse dung fungus (Bohemian truffle, Pisolithus arhizus, Pisolithus tinctorius, dyeball mushroom) showing reddish-brown peridioles (spore sacs) developing in a black gelatinous matrix taken from a lawn in Al Shamal City Park, in Ruwais. Qatar, July 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1617/jpeg/06t.jpg) Small sea snails among linear leaves of narrowleaf seagrass Halodule uninervis in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1617/jpeg/07t.jpg) Linear leaves of narrowleaf seagrass Halodule uninervis in shallow water in Al Mafyar (Mafjar) area on northern coast (Al Shamal). Qatar, June 27, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1707/jpeg/08t.jpg) Stone house in northern side in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1707/jpeg/09t.jpg) Ruins of a big house in northern side in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, December 19, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/668/jpeg/09t.jpg) Acalypha wilkesiana (copper plant) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, September 6, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/667/jpeg/24t.jpg) Top of Copper plant (Acalypha wilkesiana) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, August 31, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/662/jpeg/01t.jpg) Copper plant (Acalypha wilkesiana) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, July 27, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2008/667/jpeg/23t.jpg) Copper plant (Acalypha wilkesiana) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, August 31, 2008
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1540/jpeg/09t.jpg) Pulicaria undulata planted along a road near student dorms in Education City. Doha, Qatar, February 5, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1540/jpeg/08t.jpg) Hulwort (Teucrium polium) planted on a roundabout near student dorms in Education City. Doha, Qatar, February 5, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1540/jpeg/06t.jpg) Flower of daisy bush (Brachyglottis greyi) planted near student dorms in Education City. Doha, Qatar, February 5, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1751/jpeg/12t.jpg) Narrow leaves of bindweed (Convolvulus)(?) taken from roadside of Al Shamal Road. Northern Qatar, February 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/14t.jpg) Old street in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/07t.jpg) Boat at low tide on a small peninsula. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/19t.jpg) Old house in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/11t.jpg) Ruins in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/12t.jpg) Dusty lagoon in Khasooma area. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1614/jpeg/04t.jpg) Zubara Fort in northern area (Shamal). Qatar, June 20, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/18t.jpg) Stone gates in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/20t.jpg) Stone piles in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1533/jpeg/22t.jpg) Oil on beachrock near a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/16t.jpg) Stones on a beach in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/21t.jpg) Al Hussein Mosque in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1533/jpeg/20t.jpg) Beachrock near a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/11t.jpg) Dusty boat on a beach in Khasooma area. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1533/jpeg/15t.jpg) Houses in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/13t.jpg) Stone walls in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1592/jpeg/15t.jpg) Stone house in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, May 9, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/10t.jpg) QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) watching birds on a small peninsula. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/09t.jpg) QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) exploring a bone on a beach of a small peninsula. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1572/jpeg/08t.jpg) QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) heading to watch birds on a small peninsula. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, April 3, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1533/jpeg/14t.jpg) Mosque minaret in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/13t.jpg) Mosque at sunrise in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1533/jpeg/16t.jpg) Stone ruins in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, January 24, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1615/jpeg/22t.jpg) Door frame in a village of Al Jumail (Jumayl) west of Ruwais. Northern Qatar, June 26, 2015
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