 Desert spider flower Cleome Clover (Cleome amblyocarpa) with seed pods on roadside in Al Ameria near a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
 Desert spider flower Cleome Clover (Cleome amblyocarpa) with seed pods in windblown sand on roadside in Al Ameria near a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
 Desert spider flower Cleome Clover (Cleome amblyocarpa) on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
 Desert spider flower Cleome Clover (Cleome amblyocarpa) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Rare desert spider flower Cleome Clover (Cleome amblyocarpa) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Fruits of Cleome Clover (Cleome amblyocarpa) on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
 Flowers of Cleome Clover (Cleome amblyocarpa) on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
 Cleome Clover (Cleome amblyocarpa) with fruits and flowers on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
 Plant of Cleome Clover (Cleome amblyocarpa) on white background on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
 Desert spider flower Cleome amblyocarpa near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Rabbitsfoot grass (Polypogon monspeliensis) on roadside in Al Ameria near a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
 Centaurea sinaica (local names birkan, murrar) on roadside in Al Ameria near a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
 Bushy bindweed (Convolvulus prostratus) in Al Ameria near a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
 Sandy desert on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, February 5, 2016
 Flint stones in a desert on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, February 5, 2016
 Leptadenia pyrotechnica in a desert on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, February 5, 2016
 Acacia tortilis(?) in a desert on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, February 5, 2016
 Limestone rocks in a desert on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, February 5, 2016
 Haplophyllum tuberculatum (local name Meseika) in a desert on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, February 5, 2016
 Black flint stones covering surface of a desert on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, February 5, 2016
 Shoot of Haplophyllum tuberculatum (local name Meseika) in a desert on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, February 5, 2016
 Milkweed Glossonema varians on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
 Grass Stipagrostis obtusa on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
 Spikelets of grass Stipagrostis obtusa taken from roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
 Silvery spikes of grass Stipagrostis obtusa on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
 Spikes of grass Stipagrostis obtusa(?) without plume on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
 Close up of a spike of grass Stipagrostis obtusa(?) without plume on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
 Light brown spikes of grass Stipagrostis obtusa(?) without plume on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
 Chrysopogon plumulosus on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, February 5, 2016
 Isolated bush of Ochradenus aucheri on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
 Blooming bush of Ochradenus aucheri on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
 Flower of a desert plant Fagonia glutinosa (local names dereima, showeika, shaki, shoka) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Wire grass Ochthochloa compressa (local name Hamrah) on roadside of Sawda Natheel Road. Southern Qatar, February 26, 2016
 Blooming bush of Ochradenus aucheri on stony ground on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
 Wire grass Ochthochloa compressa (local name Hamrah) with spikes on roadside of Sawda Natheel Road. Southern Qatar, February 26, 2016
 Wire grass Ochthochloa compressa (local name Hamrah) in sand on roadside of Sawda Natheel Road. Southern Qatar, February 26, 2016
 Seedling of bitter gourd (Citrullus colocynthis) on roadside of a road to Umm Hota Village, near Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, February 5, 2016
 Pulicaria undulata (Francoeruria crispa, Pulicaria crispa, local names jithjath, yethyas) on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, April 15, 2016
 Crested form (abnormal growth, forma cristata) of bindweed (Convolvulus pilosellifolius)(?) on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, February 5, 2016
 Flower of desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (Cucumis colocynthis, local names handal, shary, Handhal) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Desert grasshopper Sphingonotus savignyi near Sawda Natheel Road in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Seedling of a desert plant Aizoon canariense near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Yellow desert plant Aizoon canariense near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Desert plant Indigofera intricata (local name humeira) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Mat-forming prostrate desert plant Aizoon canariense near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Yellow desert plant Aizoon canariense with fruits near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Crested form (abnormal growth, forma cristata) of bindweed (Convolvulus pilosellifolius)(?) with a stiff stem in a shallow wadi on roadside of a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, February 5, 2016
 Blooming desert plant Reseda muricata (local name showla) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Bush of a desert plant Indigofera intricata (local name humeira) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Sawda Natheel Road. Southern Qatar, February 26, 2016
 Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, February 26, 2016
 Desert plant Virgin s Hand (Anastatica hierochuntica, local names kaf mariam, jefaiea) near Sawda Natheel Road in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Desert plant Launaea capitata (Zollikoferia glomerata, local names huwa, hazan) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Flowers Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 10, 2015
 Fruits of Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) taken from roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 10, 2015
 Flowers and fruits of Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 10, 2015
 Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 10, 2015
 Leaves of a desert plant Fagonia glutinosa (local names dereima, showeika, shaki, shoka) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Blooming bushes of Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, February 26, 2016
 Blooming Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 10, 2015
 Spikelets of grass Chrysopogon plumulosus near Sawda Natheel Road. Southern Qatar, February 26, 2016
 Grass of Chrysopogon plumulosus in a runnel near a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
 Bush of Ochradenus aucheri in a runnel near a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
 Milkweed Glossonema varians in a runnel near a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
 Mat-forming prostrate desert plant Corchorus depressus (local names sutaih, rukbat al jamal, Mulakhiyah al bar) near Sawda Natheel Road in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 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
 Flowers and fruits of Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) on white background on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 10, 2015
 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
 Starfish shaped desert plant of purslane-leaved aizoon (Aizoon canariense) near Sawda Natheel Road in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Slender grass Stipagrostis obtusa in a runnel near a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
 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
 Desert plant Zygophyllum simplex (Tetraena simplex, local names Daa, harm, hureim) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Desert borage Anchusa hispida (Gastrocotyle hispida, local names ainbacees, rims) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Desert plant of Zygophyllum simplex (Tetraena simplex, local names Daa, harm, hureim) near Sawda Natheel Road in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Spikelets of grass Chrysopogon plumulosus on white background near Sawda Natheel Road. Southern Qatar, February 26, 2016
 Spikelets of grass Chrysopogon plumulosus on dark background near Sawda Natheel Road. Southern Qatar, February 26, 2016
 Wire grass Ochthochloa compressa (local name Hamrah) beside Sawda Natheel Road. Southern Qatar, February 26, 2016
 Desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (Cucumis colocynthis, local names handal, shary, Handhal) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Field of desert watermellons Citrullus colocynthis (Cucumis colocynthis, local names handal, shary, Handhal) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Slender grass Stipagrostis obtusa with silvery spikes in a runnel near a road to Sawda Natheel. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
 Desert plant Medicago laciniata (Medicago polymorpha, local names nafal abu hasak, hassak, jet barri) with seeds near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Desert gourd Citrullus colocynthis (bitter apples, Cucumis colocynthis, local names handal, shary, Handhal) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Blooming desert plant Launaea capitata (Launaea glomerata, Zollikoferia glomerata, local names huwa, hazan) in sand near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Flowers on a bush of Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
 Bush of Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) on a sand mound on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
 Habitat of Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, March 21, 2015
 Spider flower (Cleome) in TAMU Holistic Garden in Texas A and M University. College Station, Texas, April 20, 2012
 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, March 21, 2015
 Milkvetch Astragalus eremophilus near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Leaf of Launaea mucronata(?) in sand near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Carcass of dhub (spiny-tailed agama) near a road to Sawda Natheel in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Cutleaf Heron s-bill (Erodium laciniatum) near Sawda Natheel Road in southern Qatar, February 11, 2014
 Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) near Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 10, 2015
 Spider flower (Cleome) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 2, 2009
 Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) on a gravel plain in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
 Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) in windblown sand in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
 Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) on a stony ground in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
 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
 Dipterygium glaucum (Cleome pallida Kotschy, Dipterygium scabrum) in a wadi near limestone cliffs in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 1, 2016
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