![](../../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/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/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/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/2016/1811/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/2014/1363/jpeg/26t.jpg) Ogastemma pusillum (Anchusa spinocarpos, Echinospermum spinocarpos, Lappula spinocarpos) near Dukhan Road. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../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/2016/1745/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/2016/1745/jpeg/18t.jpg) Small plant of Ogastemma pusillum (Anchusa spinocarpos, Echinospermum spinocarpos, Lappula spinocarpos)(?) on a plane of Rawdat Jarra north-east from Dukhan. Qatar, February 5, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1804/jpeg/05t.jpg) Arnebia hispidissima (Lithospermum hispidissimum, local names kahal, hasheshat al arnab) in sand on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1804/jpeg/08t.jpg) Arnebia hispidissima (Lithospermum hispidissimum, local names kahal, hasheshat al arnab) with flowers in sand on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1804/jpeg/13t.jpg) Highly succulent form of Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense) in sand on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1804/jpeg/06t.jpg) Lower view of Arnebia hispidissima (Lithospermum hispidissimum, local names kahal, hasheshat al arnab) in sand on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/14t.jpg) Picris radicata(?) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/15t.jpg) Chrysopogon plumulosus grass on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/23t.jpg) Wild gourd (Cucumis prophetarum) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/17t.jpg) Annual lovegrass (Eragrostis barrelieri) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/18t.jpg) common Mediterranean grass (Schismus barbatus) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/24t.jpg) Flower of wild gourd (Cucumis prophetarum) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/13t.jpg) Bushy bindweed (Convolvulus prostratus, morning glory) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/26t.jpg) Bushy bindweed (Convolvulus prostratus, morning glory) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/22t.jpg) Blooming bushy bindweed (Convolvulus prostratus, morning glory) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/19t.jpg) White flowers of bushy bindweed (Convolvulus prostratus, morning glory) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1804/jpeg/15t.jpg) Red berries of Cocculus pendulus (local names khuneigh, gurdhi) found on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1804/jpeg/01t.jpg) Spreading plants of bushy bindweed (Convolvulus prostratus, morning glory) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/20t.jpg) CMR (blister, or oil) beetle (Meloidae) on flowers of bushy bindweed (Convolvulus prostratus) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/25t.jpg) Plant of Arnebia hispidissima (Lithospermum hispidissimum, local names kahal, hasheshat al arnab) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/21t.jpg) Black and orange CMR (blister, or oil) beetle (Meloidae) on a flower of bushy bindweed (Convolvulus prostratus) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1804/jpeg/02t.jpg) Blooming Arnebia hispidissima (Lithospermum hispidissimum, local names kahal, hasheshat al arnab) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1804/jpeg/14t.jpg) Red berries and green galls on Cocculus pendulus (local names khuneigh, gurdhi) found on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1803/jpeg/16t.jpg) Cutleaf Heron s bill (Erodium laciniatum, Geranium laciniatum, local names qarnawah, ibrat al rahib) on roadside of a road from Khawzan to Al-Jumayliyah. Qatar, April 9, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/22t.jpg) Colony of grass Schismus arabicus in sand on roadside of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1577/jpeg/12t.jpg) Large bush of Haloxylon salicornicum (Hammada elegance) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1780/jpeg/09t.jpg) Desert borage Anchusa hispida in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1792/jpeg/03t.jpg) Bush of Salsola drummondii in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, April 1, 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/2016/1767/jpeg/15t.jpg) Large compact blooming bush of Moltkiopsis ciliata (Lithospermum ciliatum, Lithospermum angustifolium, local names halam, Ghabshah) near Umm Bab in south-western Qatar, February 26, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1365/jpeg/10t.jpg) Bush of scarlet pea (Indigofera intricata, local name humeira) with flowers on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1365/jpeg/08t.jpg) Spreading bush of scarlet pea (Indigofera intricata, local name humeira) on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1749/jpeg/07t.jpg) Large bush of desert thorn Lycium shawii in a silty depression on roadside of a road to Zubara, area of Al Magdah farms. Northern Qatar, February 6, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1577/jpeg/10t.jpg) Old bush of Cornulaca monacantha in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1577/jpeg/07t.jpg) Bush of Cornulaca monacantha in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/01t.jpg) Grass of Chrysopogon plumulosus in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/26t.jpg) Annual lovegrass (Eragrostis barrelieri)(?) in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/06t.jpg) Althaea ludwigii (local name khatma) in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/09t.jpg) Candy grass (Eragrostis cilianensis) in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/03t.jpg) Spear grass (Stipa capensis) in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/11t.jpg) Spikes of stinkgrass (Eragrostis cilianensis) in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/21t.jpg) Wire grass Ochthochloa compressa (local name Hamrah) on roadside of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/08t.jpg) Blooming Althaea ludwigii (local name khatma) in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/07t.jpg) Leaves of Althaea ludwigii (local name khatma) in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/13t.jpg) Blooming Althaea ludwigii (local name khatma) in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/02t.jpg) Field of spear grass (Stipa capensis) in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/10t.jpg) Spike of candy grass (Eragrostis cilianensis) in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/04t.jpg) Spikes of spear grass (Stipa capensis) in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/05t.jpg) Flowers of Althaea ludwigii (local name khatma) in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1781/jpeg/21t.jpg) Small bush of Cornulaca monacantha (local names thalj, thallaj) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/15t.jpg) Dense stand of spear grass (Stipa capensis) in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/16t.jpg) Brown spikes of candy grass (Eragrostis cilianensis) in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/24t.jpg) Spikelets of wire grass Ochthochloa compressa (local name Hamrah) on roadside of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/12t.jpg) Spike of candy grass (Eragrostis cilianensis) against blue sky in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/22t.jpg) Spikelets of wire grass Ochthochloa compressa (local name Hamrah) taken from roadside of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/20t.jpg) Spikelets of wire grass Ochthochloa compressa (local name Hamrah) taken from roadside of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/23t.jpg) Spike of wire grass Ochthochloa compressa (local name Hamrah) on roadside of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1578/jpeg/15t.jpg) Young bush of Salsola drummondii with club-shaped leaves in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1577/jpeg/17t.jpg) Bush of Salsola drummondii with club-shaped variation of leaves in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1398/jpeg/06t.jpg) Large bush of Zilla spinosa (Bunias spinosa, local name shabram) on roadside of Salwa Road near Karaana, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1760/jpeg/25t.jpg) Close up of spikelets of wire grass Ochthochloa compressa (local name Hamrah) on roadside of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1365/jpeg/20t.jpg) Large plants of Zygophyllum simplex (Tetraena simplex, harm, hureim) on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2014/1366/jpeg/03t.jpg) Large plants of Zygophyllum simplex (Tetraena simplex, harm, hureim) on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1761/jpeg/14t.jpg) Wide angle view of a field of spear grass (Stipa capensis) in a roadside depression of Khawzan Road. Qatar, February 20, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1743/jpeg/10t.jpg) Chrysopogon plumulosus on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, January 30, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1743/jpeg/12t.jpg) Grass Chrysopogon plumulosus taken from roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, January 30, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1743/jpeg/11t.jpg) Spikelets of Chrysopogon plumulosus on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, January 30, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1743/jpeg/08t.jpg) Yellow flowers of Aaronsohnia factorovskyi on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, January 30, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1743/jpeg/13t.jpg) Spikelets of grass Chrysopogon plumulosus taken from roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, January 30, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1797/jpeg/20t.jpg) Large half dry bush of Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) on sand dunes in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1576/jpeg/25t.jpg) Blooming bush of Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1743/jpeg/09t.jpg) Close up of yellow flowers of Aaronsohnia factorovskyi on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, January 30, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1576/jpeg/22t.jpg) Bush of Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) with flowers and fruits in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 11, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1536/jpeg/22t.jpg) Violet flowers of Sand Spurry (Spergularia diandra, Arenaria diandra, Spergula diandra, local name degaygah) on a roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, January 30, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1792/jpeg/04t.jpg) Shoots of Salsola cyclophylla in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1801/jpeg/15t.jpg) Compact bushy plant of Arnebia hispidissima (Lithospermum hispidissimum, local names kahal, hasheshat al arnab) on sand dunes in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 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/2016/1792/jpeg/02t.jpg) Young plant of Salsola drummondii in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1801/jpeg/04t.jpg) Common salt grass (Aeluropus lagopoides) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1801/jpeg/01t.jpg) Launaea mucronata (local name Huwa ghazal) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1801/jpeg/03t.jpg) Scarlet pea (Indigofera intricata, local name Hameira) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, April 8, 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/2016/1801/jpeg/06t.jpg) Launaea mucronata (local name Huwa ghazal) with flowers in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1801/jpeg/02t.jpg) Desert campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1801/jpeg/05t.jpg) Centaurea sinaica (local names birkan, murrar) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, April 8, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2015/1565/jpeg/02t.jpg) Large species of sedge (Cyperus conglomeratus) in sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1792/jpeg/01t.jpg) Desert campion (Silene villosa, local name terba) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
![](../../pictures/archives/compress/2016/1816/jpeg/23t.jpg) Desert species of morning glory (Convolvulus cephalopodus) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
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