 Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum, (Mesembryanthemum forskahlii, Mesembryanthemum forsskaolii, Opophytum forsskaolii, local name ghasoul) on rocks on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum and nodiflorum on rocks on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum with dry flowers on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Small ice plant (Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum, Mesembryanthemum forskahlii, Mesembryanthemum forsskaolii, Opophytum forsskaolii, local name ghasoul) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Blooming ice plant (Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum, Mesembryanthemum forskahlii, Mesembryanthemum forsskaolii, Opophytum forsskaolii, local name ghasoul) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Two small ice plants (Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum, Mesembryanthemum forskahlii, Mesembryanthemum forsskaolii, Opophytum forsskaolii, local name ghasoul) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Close up of an ice plants (Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum, Mesembryanthemum forskahlii, Mesembryanthemum forsskaolii, Opophytum forsskaolii, local name ghasoul) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Small ice plant (Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum, Mesembryanthemum forskahlii, Mesembryanthemum forsskaolii, Opophytum forsskaolii, local name ghasoul) in bloom on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Small ice plant (Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum, Mesembryanthemum forskahlii, Mesembryanthemum forsskaolii, Opophytum forsskaolii, local name ghasoul) with a flower on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Ice plants (Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum and M. nodiflorum) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum growing among Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Ice plant (Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum) on a rocky hill on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Ice plants (Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum and M. nodiflorum) growing together on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Seedlings of ice plant (Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum and M. nodiflorum) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Ice plant (Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum and M. nodiflorum) seedlings on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Ice plant (Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum and M. nodiflorum) with flower buds on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum, (Mesembryanthemum forskahlii, Mesembryanthemum forsskaolii, Opophytum forsskaolii, local name ghasoul) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum and nodiflorum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Close up of Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Reddish plant of slenderleaf iceplant (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Reddish plants of Egyptian fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum, local name Ghasoul) grown on a hill slope after spring rains on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Reddish plant of slenderleaf iceplant (Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) with a flower on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Blooming Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Patches of reddish plants of Egyptian fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum, local name Ghasoul) grown on a hill slope after spring rains on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum) in silty depression on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 White flower of Egyptian Fig-marigold (slenderleaf ice plant, Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum, local name Ghasoul) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Accumulation of dry seeds of Medicago laciniata on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
 Bush of Anabasis setifera with seeds on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Winged seeds of Salsola cyclophylla on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Green seeds of mangrove on littoral of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
 Bush of Anabasis setifera with flowers and seeds on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Seeds of mangrove with sea grass and crabs washed out on a shore of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
 Seeds of mangrove (Avicennia marina) washed out on a shore of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
 Germinating seeds of mangrove (Avicennia marina) with sea grass washed out on a shore of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
 Masses of sea snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Northern tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Shells of sea snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Mud creeper snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Sea sponge at low tide on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Mud creepers at low tide on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Northern tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at low tide. Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Mangrove marsh on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Early morning on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Hill slope on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Rocky hill on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Ruins of archeological camp on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Dry wash on a hill slope on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Mangrove forest (Avicennia marina) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Sunrise over mangrove marsh on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Mangrove marsh at low tide on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Rocky slope of a hill on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Small depression with grasses on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Mangrove (Avicennia marina) with flowers on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Salsola soda (Suaeda maritima, Suaeda iranshahrii var. arabica) with flowers or seeds on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 8, 2014
 Beachrock and mangrove trees on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at low tide. Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Common salt grass (Aeluropus lagopoides) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Blooming mangrove tree (Avicennia marina) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Remains of an excavation site (archeological dig) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) near sandstone cliffs on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, June 18, 2016
 Northern tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) and ancient fish traps at low tide. Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Mangrove (Avicennia marina) with aerial roots (pneumatophores) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Sand ripples and rocky northern tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at low tide. Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Common salt grass (Aeluropus lagopoides) with spikelets on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Mangrove (Avicennia marina) with aerial roots (pneumatophores) at low tide on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Mangrove (Avicennia marina) with saplings emerging from aerial roots on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Intertidal stone fish traps at northern tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at low tide. Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 White flower bracts of sea lavender (Qetaif, Limonium axillare) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 2, 2016
 Flower spikes of little seed canary grass (Phalaris minor) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 23, 2016
 Zygophyllum simplex (Tetraena simplex) plant on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Beachrock near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
 Salsola soda (Suaeda maritima, Suaeda iranshahrii var. arabica) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 28, 2016
 Elk(?) shell in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Various weeds on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Pebbles in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011
 Rocky tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Mud creepers at low tide Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
 Northern tip of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 24, 2015
 Sunrise on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 13, 2014
 Purple shoot of parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth) emerging from sand on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
 Rocky beach in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Northern cliffs of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 20, 2015
 Limestone hill on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014
 Hill at sunrise in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Limestone outcrops in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Ancient ruins on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
 Shallow depression in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
 Limestone cliffs in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 1, 2015
 Dusty cliffs of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, April 4, 2015
 Limestone hill on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Silty depression in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Shells of sea snails on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 9, 2014
 Limestone cliffs in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Mangroves at sunrise on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, December 13, 2014
 Mangrove forest on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
 Cliffs of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014
 Glasswort (Salsola imbricata) taken from Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, May 29, 2015
 View from a hill in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2015
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