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1832-08. Dry plant of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
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1832-08. Dry plant of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Dry plant of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) with fluffy seeds near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016  Fluffy seeds of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) taken from roadside near Mesaieed. Qatar, May 27, 2016  Fluffy seeds of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) on dark background taken from roadside near Mesaieed. Qatar, May 27, 2016  Flower of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) taken from a roadside of Salwa Highway. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016  Crashed flower of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) taken from a roadside of Salwa Highway. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016  Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) on a gravel plane near a road to Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016  Dry plant of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) with fluffy seeds on a roadside near Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014  Close up of a flower bud of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) in a large roadside depression near Route 77 to Ras Laffan. Qatar, February 6, 2016  Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, February 19, 2016  Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) with seeds in a depression north from Zekreet in Ras Abrouq Peninsula. Qatar, June 24, 2016  Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) with a flower bud in a large roadside depression near Route 77 to Ras Laffan. Qatar, February 6, 2016  Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) with fruits in a depression near Film City north from Zekreet in Ras Abrouq Peninsula. Qatar, June 24, 2016  Fluffy seeds of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) in a depression near Film City north from Zekreet in Ras Abrouq Peninsula. Qatar, June 24, 2016  Fluffy seed head of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) in a depression near Film City north from Zekreet in Ras Abrouq Peninsula. Qatar, June 24, 2016  Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014  Yellow distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) near a road north from Ash Shahaniyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014  Yellow distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 20, 2015  Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) on roadside of a road to Zubara in area of Al Magdah farms in northern Qatar, May 2, 2014  Yellow distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) in desert near industrial zone of Ras Laffan, north from Doha. Qatar, March 23, 2013  Yellow distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) in desert of Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 2, 2012  Fluffy seeds of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014  Fluffy seeds of Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) on roadside of a road to Zubara in area of Al Magdah farms in northern Qatar, May 2, 2014  Yellow distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) in a small wadi near Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya Farms. South-western Qatar, March 29, 2014  Dry plant of lunaria (Savignya parviflora) near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016  Dry plant of Launaea nudicaulis(?) or may be L. procumbens with seeds near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016  Sands south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016  Sunrise in sands south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016  Windblown sand south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016  Sand dunes south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016  Tamarisk tree (Tamarix) in sand south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016  Sand mounds with Seidlitzia rosmarinus plants south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016  Rare plant Koelpinia linearis with seeds in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Salt tolerant plant Salsola vermiculata(?) on windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Plant of dandelion family Koelpinia linearis with fruits in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Small plant of scarlet pea (Indigofera intricata, local name humeira) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Plant of dandelion family Koelpinia linearis with curved seed heads in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa) with a host plant Haloxylon salicornicum in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Smooth sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) grown near acacia tree in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Seed head of smooth sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) in a roadside depression east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, January 23, 2016  Prostrate plant of Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis bicontorta, Hippocrepis areolata, local name umm ghurein) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Salsola drummondii on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015  Southern side of Singing Sand Dunes near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 10, 2012  Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant, salt tolerant succulent Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (glasswort). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010  Twig Salsola drummondii on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015  Shoots of Salsola drummondii on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015  Sand ripples near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015  Sand ripples near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Thorny plant of Centaurea sinaica (Centaurea pseudosinaica, Amberboa crupioides, local names birkan, murrar) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Blooming plant of Centaurea sinaica (Centaurea pseudosinaica, Amberboa crupioides, local names birkan, murrar) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Small plant of Centaurea sinaica (Centaurea pseudosinaica, Amberboa crupioides, local names birkan, murrar) in windblown sand on southern side of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016  Sand texture at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Bush of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra in Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015  Lizard s burrow in sand near Mesaieed, near Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015  Animal tracks in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, October 30, 2015  Branch of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015  Seidlitzia rosmarinus in sand near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015  Windblown sand at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Windblown sand at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Musk thistle (Carduus nutans) near a former pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2021  Blooming musk thistle (Carduus nutans) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2021  Winter rosette of musk thistle (Carduus nutans, Asteraceae) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020  Flower of musk thistle (Carduus nutans) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2021  Musk thistle (Carduus nutans) near a former pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2021  Seidlitzia rosmarinus growing in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015  Sand ripples and low dunes at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Rippled sand layer at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Animal burrow in windblown sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Field of windblown sand at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Car tracks on sand ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Seidlitzia rosmarinus in sand near Mesaieed, with Sealine Beach Resort in background. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015  Pattern of windblown sand at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Seidlitzia rosmarinus emerging from sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015  Pattern of sand ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015  Texture of sand ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015  Pattern of sand ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Close up of Seidlitzia rosmarinus in sand near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015  Ripples in sandy area at sunrise near Mesaieed, near Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015  Tracks of a cart in sandy area near Mesaieed, near Sealine Beach Resort. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015  Wavy sand ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Winter rosette of milk thistle (Carduus marianus) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 16, 2023  Thorny flowers of musk thistle (Carduus nutans) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2021  Flower head of musk thistle (Carduus nutans) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2021  Winter rosette of milk thistle (Carduus marianus) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 7, 2024  Dry plant of Ifloga spicata near a road to Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016  Plant of Bienertia cycloptera on a beach in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar, June 10, 2016  Seetzenia lanata plant near a road to Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016  Close-up of a flower head of musk thistle (Carduus nutans) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2021  Sand mounds near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015  Sand mounds near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed, view to north-west. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015  Seidlitzia rosmarinus growing on a sand mound near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, August 28, 2015  Wavy texture of aeolian sand at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Blooming tamarisk (Tamarix aphylla) near a fence of Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Fruits of tamarisk (Tamarix aphylla) near a fence of Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Sand mounds (habitat of Seidlitzia rosmarinus) near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015  Windblown sand mounds and ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Sand mounds with plants of Seidlitzia at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015  Wavy pattern of sand ripples at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015 |
