![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1745/jpeg/19t.jpg) Plant of Ogastemma pusillum (Anchusa spinocarpos, Echinospermum spinocarpos, Lappula spinocarpos)(?) with a flower on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1363/jpeg/26t.jpg) Ogastemma pusillum (Anchusa spinocarpos, Echinospermum spinocarpos, Lappula spinocarpos) near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1811/jpeg/03t.jpg) Plant of Ogastemma pusillum (Anchusa spinocarpos, Echinospermum spinocarpos, Lappula spinocarpos) near a road to Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1804/jpeg/03t.jpg) Plant of Ogastemma pusillum (Anchusa spinocarpos, Echinospermum spinocarpos, Lappula spinocarpos) in sand on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1804/jpeg/12t.jpg) Plant of Ogastemma pusillum (Anchusa spinocarpos, Echinospermum spinocarpos, Lappula spinocarpos) in sand on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1804/jpeg/04t.jpg) Blooming plant of Ogastemma pusillum (Anchusa spinocarpos, Echinospermum spinocarpos, Lappula spinocarpos) in sand on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1804/jpeg/07t.jpg) Lower view of a plant of Ogastemma pusillum (Anchusa spinocarpos, Echinospermum spinocarpos, Lappula spinocarpos) in sand on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1811/jpeg/14t.jpg) Blooming Ogastemma pusillum (Anchusa spinocarpos, Echinospermum spinocarpos, Lappula spinocarpos) near a road to Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1345/jpeg/21t.jpg) Tiny white flowers of Ogastemma pusillum (Anchusa spinocarpos, Echinospermum spinocarpos, Lappula spinocarpos) in sand near Trainah in southern Qatar, February 14, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1804/jpeg/09t.jpg) Large bush of Ogastemma pusillum (Anchusa spinocarpos, Echinospermum spinocarpos, Lappula spinocarpos) in sand on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1804/jpeg/10t.jpg) Compact bush of Ogastemma pusillum (Anchusa spinocarpos, Echinospermum spinocarpos, Lappula spinocarpos) in sand on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1804/jpeg/11t.jpg) Large compact bush of Ogastemma pusillum (Anchusa spinocarpos, Echinospermum spinocarpos, Lappula spinocarpos) in sand on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1745/jpeg/17t.jpg) Small plant of Cutleaf Heron s bill (Erodium laciniatum, Geranium laciniatum, local names qarnawah, ibrat al rahib) on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1759/jpeg/19t.jpg) Plant of Silene arabica (Silene affinis, local name terba) on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1745/jpeg/16t.jpg) Plant of Cutleaf Heron s bill (Erodium laciniatum, Geranium laciniatum, local names qarnawah, ibrat al rahib) on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1745/jpeg/15t.jpg) Seedling of lunaria (Savignya parviflora, local name Gilgilan) on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1759/jpeg/12t.jpg) Herniaria hemistemon (local name Ghebayra) with tiny leaves on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1759/jpeg/21t.jpg) Seedlings of prickly Dock (Emex spinosa) in sand on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1759/jpeg/20t.jpg) Seedling of prickly Dock (Emex spinosa) extracted from sand on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1759/jpeg/14t.jpg) Brown lily (Dipcadi erythraeum, local names mesailemo, besailemo) on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1759/jpeg/15t.jpg) Inflorescence of brown lily (Dipcadi erythraeum, local names mesailemo, besailemo) on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1759/jpeg/16t.jpg) Silene arabica (Silene affinis, local name terba) on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1759/jpeg/18t.jpg) Inflorescence of Silene arabica (Silene affinis, local name terba) on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1759/jpeg/17t.jpg) Flower of Silene arabica (Silene affinis, local name terba) on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1745/jpeg/13t.jpg) Cutleaf Heron s bill (Erodium laciniatum, Geranium laciniatum, local names qarnawah, ibrat al rahib) on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1759/jpeg/13t.jpg) Cutleaf Heron s bill (Erodium laciniatum, Geranium laciniatum, local names qarnawah, ibrat al rahib) on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1745/jpeg/14t.jpg) Leaf of Cutleaf Heron s bill (Erodium laciniatum, Geranium laciniatum, local names qarnawah, ibrat al rahib) on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1339/jpeg/15t.jpg) Desert plant with tiny white flowers Ogastemma pusillum(?) near a road to Saudi Arabia in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1729/jpeg/15t.jpg) Large plant of desert borage Anchusa hispida in roadside depression near Dukhan Highway near Ash-Shahaniyah. Qatar, January 15, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/16t.jpg) Malformed plant of Savignya parviflora in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/17t.jpg) Malformed plant of Savignya parviflora with galls(?) in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1755/jpeg/08t.jpg) Seedling of desert borage Anchusa hispida with a small blue flower found under Ziziphus bush in Al Mardiya - Wasit area. Northern Qatar, February 13, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1698/jpeg/15t.jpg) Head of desert lizard yellow-spotted agama (Trapelus flavimaculatus) in Mesainea Rawdat Jarrah, north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, December 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1698/jpeg/18t.jpg) Close up of a head of desert lizard yellow-spotted agama (Trapelus flavimaculatus) in Mesainea Rawdat Jarrah, north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, December 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1698/jpeg/16t.jpg) Brown colored desert lizard yellow-spotted agama (Trapelus flavimaculatus) in Mesainea Rawdat Jarrah, north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, December 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1698/jpeg/17t.jpg) Side view of desert lizard yellow-spotted agama (Trapelus flavimaculatus) in Mesainea Rawdat Jarrah, north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, December 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1759/jpeg/23t.jpg) Young plant of Salsola drummondii on roadside in Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/19t.jpg) Young plant of Salsola drummondii taken from roadside in Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1698/jpeg/20t.jpg) Blue colored disturbed desert lizard yellow-spotted agama (Trapelus flavimaculatus) showing its dewlap in Mesainea Rawdat Jarrah, north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, December 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1698/jpeg/19t.jpg) Blue colored disturbed desert lizard yellow-spotted agama (Trapelus flavimaculatus) showing its teeth in Mesainea Rawdat Jarrah, north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, December 4, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1759/jpeg/22t.jpg) Blooming plant of storkbill (Erodium glaucophyllum) on roadside in Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/20t.jpg) Young plant of glasswort (Salsola imbricata)(?) taken from roadside in Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1368/jpeg/17t.jpg) Small plant of Reseda muricata (local name showla) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1368/jpeg/18t.jpg) Flowers on a small plant of Reseda muricata (local name showla) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1745/jpeg/21t.jpg) Blooming plant of Eruca vesicaria (rocket) in roadside depression near Dukhan Highway. Qatar, February 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1545/jpeg/08t.jpg) Young plant of Glossonema varians emerging from sand in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 13, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1702/jpeg/19t.jpg) Small plant of Spergula fallax in a roadside depression in Rawdat Rashed. Qatar, December 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1753/jpeg/22t.jpg) Blooming plant of Ononis sicula (Barak Sicily) in a small runnel in area of Ras Laffan Farms, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, February 12, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1753/jpeg/23t.jpg) Blooming plant of Ononis sicula (Barak Sicily) extracted from a small runnel in area of Ras Laffan Farms, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, February 12, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/02t.jpg) Flower of Launaea mucronata in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1755/jpeg/06t.jpg) Seedling of desert borage Anchusa hispida found under Ziziphus bush in Al Mardiya - Wasit area. Northern Qatar, February 13, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/18t.jpg) Spikelet of grass Pennisetum divisum in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/03t.jpg) Branch of Farsetia heliophila with flowers in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/21t.jpg) Spikelet of grass Pennisetum divisum taken from a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1755/jpeg/07t.jpg) Blooming seedling of desert borage Anchusa hispida found under Ziziphus bush in Al Mardiya - Wasit area. Northern Qatar, February 13, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/04t.jpg) Inflorescence of Reseda muricata (local name showla) in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/06t.jpg) Flowers of Reseda muricata (local name showla) in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/11t.jpg) Lunaria (Savignya parviflora, local name Gilgilan) in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/12t.jpg) Lunaria (Savignya parviflora, local name Gilgilan) with fruits in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/15t.jpg) African foxtail grass (buffelgrass, Cenchrus pennisetiformis) in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1759/jpeg/24t.jpg) African foxtail grass (buffelgrass, Cenchrus pennisetiformis) in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/07t.jpg) Green fruits of Reseda muricata (local name showla) in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/14t.jpg) Lunaria (Savignya parviflora, local name Gilgilan) on sand in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/05t.jpg) Flower spike of Reseda muricata (local name showla) in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1728/jpeg/15t.jpg) Plant of storkbill (Erodium glaucophyllum) on roadside in Dukhan. Qatar, January 15, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1750/jpeg/21t.jpg) Small plant of Polycarpon succulentum on dunes south from Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, February 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/10t.jpg) Fly on flowers of Ochradenus baccatus (local names qardi, Qurdi) in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1759/jpeg/25t.jpg) Spike of African foxtail grass (buffelgrass, Cenchrus pennisetiformis) in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/09t.jpg) Bush of Ochradenus baccatus (local names qardi, Qurdi) in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/01t.jpg) Close up of a spike of African foxtail grass (buffelgrass, Cenchrus pennisetiformis) in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1759/jpeg/26t.jpg) Young spike of African foxtail grass (buffelgrass, Cenchrus pennisetiformis) in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1813/jpeg/15t.jpg) Plant of Fagonia ovalifolia(?) on a gravel plane in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1842/jpeg/05t.jpg) Plant of Salsola drummondii on roadside of Dukhan Highway west from Khawzan. Qatar, June 24, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1811/jpeg/20t.jpg) Plant of Seetzenia lanata on a gravel plane near a road to Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/13t.jpg) Plants of Launaea mucronata subsp. mucronata in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1728/jpeg/12t.jpg) Flat area east from Dukhan. Qatar, January 15, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/10t.jpg) Rainbow over a flat area east from Dukhan. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1809/jpeg/08t.jpg) Western Mediterranean plant Grey Santolina (Santolina decumbens) grown in Rawdat Al Faras Research Station (RAFRS, or Qatar University Farm) near Al Zubara Road. Qatar, April 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1812/jpeg/03t.jpg) Various dry seeds accumulated under a plant of bushy bindweed (Convolvulus prostratus, morning glory) on a gravel plane in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1361/jpeg/09t.jpg) Small plant of Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) in abandoned farms in Ras Laffan. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1729/jpeg/01t.jpg) Large plant of Virgin s Hand (Anastatica hierochuntica, local names kaf mariam, jefaiea) in roadside depression near Dukhan Highway. Qatar, January 15, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/08t.jpg) Cutleaf Heron s bill (Erodium laciniatum, Geranium laciniatum, local names qarnawah, ibrat al rahib) in a runnel north from Dukhan. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1731/jpeg/16t.jpg) Small plant of golden chamomile (Matricaria aurea) in a silty depression near Al Nuaman (Numan). North-western Qatar, January 16, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1360/jpeg/07t.jpg) Anchusa hispida (Gastrocotyle hispida, local names ainbacees, rims) on roadside of a road to Zubara in area of Thaghab Al Majda. North-western Qatar, February 28, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1729/jpeg/03t.jpg) Semi-spherical plant of Virgin s Hand (Anastatica hierochuntica, local names kaf mariam, jefaiea) in roadside depression near Dukhan Highway. Qatar, January 15, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1749/jpeg/09t.jpg) Small plant of Mediterranean rocket (smooth mustard, Sisymbrium erysimoides) in a silty depression on roadside of a road to Zubara, area of Al Magdah farms. Northern Qatar, February 6, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1812/jpeg/06t.jpg) Star-shaped plant of purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) on a gravel plane in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1813/jpeg/11t.jpg) Plant of purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) partially covered by sand on a gravel plane in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1813/jpeg/21t.jpg) Flat plant of Zygophyllum simplex (Tetraena simplex, local name Daa, harm, hureim) on a gravel plane in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1813/jpeg/14t.jpg) Blooming plant of Zygophyllum simplex (Tetraena simplex, local name Daa, harm, hureim) on a gravel plane in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1813/jpeg/22t.jpg) Plant of Zygophyllum simplex (Tetraena simplex, local name Daa, harm, hureim) with flowers on a gravel plane in Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1745/jpeg/20t.jpg) Flowers of Eruca vesicaria (rocket) in roadside depression near Dukhan Highway. Qatar, February 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1745/jpeg/22t.jpg) Inflorescence of Eruca vesicaria (rocket) in roadside depression near Dukhan Highway. Qatar, February 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1736/jpeg/24t.jpg) Plant of Pulicaria undulata with decumbent branches in a roadside depression east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, January 23, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1840/jpeg/16t.jpg) Small plant of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera, local name ashkhar) on roadside of a road to Al Dhabiya on north-western coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, June 17, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1745/jpeg/23t.jpg) Close up of flowers of Eruca vesicaria (rocket) in roadside depression near Dukhan Highway. Qatar, February 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/05t.jpg) Tall plant of a parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1757/jpeg/09t.jpg) Small plant of Cutleaf Heron s bill (Erodium laciniatum, Geranium laciniatum, local names qarnawah, ibrat al rahib) on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, February 19, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1766/jpeg/23t.jpg) Eremobium aegyptiacum in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, February 26, 2016
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