![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1789/jpeg/10t.jpg) Flower spikelets of desert grass Panicum turgidum (local name Thummam) in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1830/jpeg/26t.jpg) Seeds of desert grass Panicum turgidum (local name Thummam) in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, May 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/12t.jpg) Rabbit-foot grass (Polypogon monspeliensis) near a desert spring of Qulmat Al Maszhabiya in Al Mashabiya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/13t.jpg) Reeds, Cyperus and rabbit-foot grass near a desert spring of Qulmat Al Maszhabiya in Al Mashabiya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/14t.jpg) Masses of rabbit-foot grass (Polypogon monspeliensis) near a desert spring of Qulmat Al Maszhabiya in Al Mashabiya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/10t.jpg) Desert spring of Qulmat Al Maszhabiya in Al Mashabiya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/11t.jpg) Green area near a desert spring of Qulmat Al Maszhabiya in Al Mashabiya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/25t.jpg) Grass Chrysopogon plumulosus(?) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1789/jpeg/16t.jpg) Sword-leaved helleborine grass (Centropodia forsskalii) on sand in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1796/jpeg/26t.jpg) Desert from the top of a hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1843/jpeg/17t.jpg) Sandy desert in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, June 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1789/jpeg/17t.jpg) Sword-leaved helleborine grass (Centropodia forsskalii) against blue sky on sand in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/07t.jpg) View of desert from a hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1789/jpeg/09t.jpg) Desert species of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) against blue sky on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1802/jpeg/11t.jpg) Grass Stipagrostis obtusa in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1830/jpeg/16t.jpg) Grass Chrysopogon plumulosus(?) on sand in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, May 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1794/jpeg/25t.jpg) View of desert from the top of limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../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/2016/1734/jpeg/23t.jpg) Some grass on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, January 22, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1734/jpeg/20t.jpg) Thousands of flying bugs in a desert spring of Qulmat Al Maszhabiya Al Mashabiya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, January 22, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1734/jpeg/19t.jpg) Reeds (Phragmites australis) in a desert spring of Qulmat Al Maszhabiya in Al Mashabiya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, January 22, 2016
![](../../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/2016/1797/jpeg/19t.jpg) Clump of grass Pennisetum divisum on sand dunes in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1735/jpeg/06t.jpg) Desert Campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in sand near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, January 22, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1792/jpeg/11t.jpg) Desert species of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) on a gravel plain in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1734/jpeg/15t.jpg) Smooth flatsedge (Cyperus laevigatus) growing in a desert spring of Qulmat Al Maszhabiya in Al Mashabiya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, January 22, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1802/jpeg/04t.jpg) Fluffy seeds of Sewan grass (Lasiurus scindicus) on sand dunes in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1817/jpeg/04t.jpg) Fluffy seeds of Sewan grass (Lasiurus scindicus) on sand dunes in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1566/jpeg/08t.jpg) Desert grass Panicum turgidum (local name Thummam) in sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1734/jpeg/17t.jpg) Spikelets of smooth flatsedge (Cyperus laevigatus) growing in a desert spring of Qulmat Al Maszhabiya in Al Mashabiya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, January 22, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1734/jpeg/16t.jpg) Spikelet of smooth flatsedge (Cyperus laevigatus) growing in a desert spring of Qulmat Al Maszhabiya in Al Mashabiya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, January 22, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1734/jpeg/18t.jpg) Masses of smooth flatsedge (Cyperus laevigatus) growing in a desert spring of Qulmat Al Maszhabiya in Al Mashabiya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, January 22, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1817/jpeg/21t.jpg) Accumulation of fluffy seeds of Sewan grass (Lasiurus scindicus) in sand dunes in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/04t.jpg) Sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../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/2016/1782/jpeg/07t.jpg) Vegetation on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1789/jpeg/20t.jpg) Sedge (Cyperus conglomeratus) on sand in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1789/jpeg/11t.jpg) Tribulus macropterus var. arabicus on sand in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1789/jpeg/31t.jpg) Spikes of sword-leaved helleborine grass (Centropodia forsskalii) taken from Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/19t.jpg) Grits of eolian sand on dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/21t.jpg) Eolian sand on surface of dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1789/jpeg/13t.jpg) Plant of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1789/jpeg/32t.jpg) Close up of spikes of sword-leaved helleborine grass (Centropodia forsskalii) taken from Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1789/jpeg/35t.jpg) Roots of sword-leaved helleborine grass (Centropodia forsskalii) with sand taken from Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/20t.jpg) Grits of eolian sand on surface of dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/24t.jpg) Sedge (Cyperus conglomeratus) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1789/jpeg/19t.jpg) Blooming plant of Tribulus macropterus var. arabicus on sand in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/19t.jpg) Tribulus macropterus var. arabicus on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/18t.jpg) Arabian Primrose (Arnebia hispidissima) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/12t.jpg) Indigofera intricata (local name humeira) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/07t.jpg) Tribulus macropterus var. arabicus with flowers on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/22t.jpg) Fine grits of eolian sand on surface of dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/02t.jpg) Blooming Tribulus macropterus var. arabicus on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/10t.jpg) Tribulus macropterus var. arabicus in flower on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/08t.jpg) Close up of a desert locust taken from Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1789/jpeg/08t.jpg) Morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) against blue sky on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/22t.jpg) Stalked puffball mushrooms (stalkballs, Tulostoma) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/18t.jpg) Blooming Arabian Primrose (Arnebia hispidissima) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/14t.jpg) Flower of Indigofera intricata (local name humeira) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/13t.jpg) Branches of Indigofera intricata (local name humeira) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/08t.jpg) Scarlet pea (Indigofera intricata, local name humeira) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/09t.jpg) Blooming branch of Tribulus macropterus var. arabicus on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/08t.jpg) Tribulus macropterus var. arabicus with yellow flowers on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/05t.jpg) Mushrooms Montagnea arenaria (inky cap Coprinus) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/06t.jpg) Blooming Arabian Primrose (Arnebia hispidissima) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/11t.jpg) Dry bush of Haloxylon salicornicum (Hammada elegance) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/25t.jpg) Fruits of Tribulus macropterus var. arabicus growing on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1830/jpeg/21t.jpg) Windblown sand in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, May 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1830/jpeg/22t.jpg) Sand ripples in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, May 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/07t.jpg) Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)(?) taken from Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1681/jpeg/16t.jpg) Smooth flatsedge (Cyperus laevigatus) growing in a desert spring of Qulmat Al Maszhabiya in Al Mashabiya Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, October 31, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/23t.jpg) Close up of stalked puffball mushrooms (stalkballs, Tulostoma) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/16t.jpg) Basal leaves of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/01t.jpg) Morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) with emerging flowers on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1772/jpeg/15t.jpg) Rosette of leaves of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1789/jpeg/07t.jpg) Morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) started to bloom on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1810/jpeg/31t.jpg) Desert grass Panicum turgidum (local name Thummam) in a wadi near Salwa Road, near Mukaynis. Qatar, April 22, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1830/jpeg/17t.jpg) Sandy area near cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, May 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1817/jpeg/22t.jpg) Dry weathered wood in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1794/jpeg/08t.jpg) Limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1801/jpeg/17t.jpg) Sandstone cliff in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/09t.jpg) Limestone hill in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1843/jpeg/21t.jpg) Limestone layers in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, June 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1796/jpeg/14t.jpg) Weathered wood in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/08t.jpg) Hills and sands in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1793/jpeg/02t.jpg) Limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1843/jpeg/15t.jpg) Sandy area in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, June 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1843/jpeg/14t.jpg) Mountain slope in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, June 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1830/jpeg/15t.jpg) Sedge (Cyperus conglomeratus) in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, May 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1830/jpeg/29t.jpg) Twigs of Traganum nudatum taken from Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, May 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1795/jpeg/17t.jpg) Broken limestone in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1843/jpeg/16t.jpg) Windblown sand in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, June 25, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/09t.jpg) Ventral view of a large desert locust taken from Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1678/jpeg/02t.jpg) Remains of dried fruits of a parasitic plant Desert Thumb (Cynomorium coccineum) in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, October 23, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1782/jpeg/05t.jpg) Blooming morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) with emerging flowers on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1775/jpeg/29t.jpg) Basal rosette of leaves of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 11, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1771/jpeg/24t.jpg) Stalked puffball mushrooms (stalkballs, Tulostoma) on white background on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 4, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1781/jpeg/26t.jpg) Hairy flower buds of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) on sand dunes near the spring in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1789/jpeg/15t.jpg) Large bush of Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense) in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, March 25, 2016
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