 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
 Yellowish shoots of glaucous glasswort (Arthrocnemum macrostachyum) in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Flower spikes of bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) popping from cyanobacterial crust of salt marsh. Southeast coastal area near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
 Glaucous glasswort (Arthrocnemum macrostachyum) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Seedling of Glaucous glasswort (Arthrocnemum macrostachyum) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, September 26, 2014
 Glaucous glasswort (Arthrocnemum macrostachyum) with tiny flowers near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Twig of Glaucous glasswort (Arthrocnemum macrostachyum) turning yellow taken from Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 8, 2014
 Glasswort (Arthrocnemum macrostachyum) on Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Qatar, March 14, 2014
 Glasswort (Arthrocnemum macrostachyum) on a beach of Umm Tays Island in Madinat Al Shamal area. Qatar, March 14, 2014
 Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant, salt tolerant succulent Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (glasswort, local name shnaan) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 4, 2011
 Glasswort (Arthrocnemum macrostachyum) on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, October 9, 2014
 Parasitic plant Desert Hyacinth (Cistanche tubulosa) with a host plant Arthrocnemum macrostachyum (glasswort, local name shnaan) in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, January 9, 2015
 Salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar with plants of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
 Salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar covered by plants of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
 Pyramid flower spike of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
 Pyramid spikes of bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a fly. Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
 Pyramid spike of bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with mangrove in background. Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
 Yellow and maroon flower buds emerging from sand of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) appear in a desert after recent rains. Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, January 29, 2010
 Camels in a salt marsh near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 18, 2011
 Grazing camels in a salt marsh near Mesaieed. Qatar, March 18, 2011
 Jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Mats of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Twig of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) turning yellow in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Yellow shoots of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Brownish shoots of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) on salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
 Mounds of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) on salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
 Salt marsh overgrown mostly with jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 25, 2011
 Green mounds of jointed glasswort (Halocnemum strobilaceum) on salt marsh in Luwaima and Ras Al Qawar north from Al Thakhira. Qatar, June 18, 2016
 Salt marsh with mats of jointed glasswort and cliffs of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim) at sunrise. Al Khor, Qatar, October 24, 2014
 Fall colors of glasswort Salicornia sinus-persica in salt marsh near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Fall colors of glasswort Salicornia sinus-persica in salt marsh, view from causeway to Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Bright yellow flowers of a parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth). Salt marsh near Mesaieed, Qatar, March 18, 2011
 Red glasswort species in a salt marsh of Kuyalnik Liman. Odessa, Ukraine, July 4, 2009
 Salt tolerant plants on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) water well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, January 30, 2015
 Perennial glasswort (Salicornia virginica) in a salt marsh on Clapper Rail Trail in Galveston Island State Park. Texas, December 20, 2019
 Red and green colors of perennial glasswort (Salicornia virginica) in a salt marsh on Caracara Trail in Galveston Island State Park. Texas, December 20, 2019
 Blooming parasitic plant Cistanche tubulosa (desert hyacinth, dhanoon, Tartuth) with a host plant Arthrocnemum macrostachyum near Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, February 6, 2015
 Upper view of perennial glasswort (Salicornia virginica) in a salt marsh on Clapper Rail Trail in Galveston Island State Park. Texas, December 20, 2019
 Salt-and-pepper moth (Utetheisa lotrix) or may be Utetheisa pulchella on glasswort near Ruwayda archeological site on northwest coast. Qatar, February 6, 2010
 Salt tolerant parasitic plants of Desert Thumb (Cynomorium coccineum, local name tartouth) on a beach in the area of Al Hamala (Al Hamlah) Water Well near Umm Bab. South-western Qatar, January 10, 2015
 Aerial roots (pneumatophores) of mangrove in salt marsh in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Dry papery stripes of seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) near salt marsh in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Holes in salt marsh made by small black crabs in Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 1, 2010
 Salt tolerant gras Aeluropus littoralis(?) taken from salt marsh near Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, June 20, 2015
 Sand mounds with salt tolerant plants on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, November 27, 2015
 Salt tolerant plants in sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, April 25, 2015
 Salt tolerant plants in desert near a road to Al Dhabiya on north-western coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, June 17, 2016
 Salt tolerant plants growing in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Qatar, March 21, 2015
 Caterpillar of salt-and-pepper moth (Utetheisa lotrix) feeding on heliotropium plants in area of Ras Laffan farms. Northern Qatar, February 28, 2014
 Dry plants on roadside near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
 Salt tolerant plants in windblown sand mixed with dust on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Rawdat Ekdaim. Southern Qatar, July 11, 2015
 Qatar Natural History Group measuring depth of a pond between Al Wakra and Mesaieed, north from Doha. Qatar, January 29, 2010
 Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010
 Qatar Natural History Group wading at low tide in Arabian (Persian) Gulf near Mesaieed, north from Doha. Qatar, January 29, 2010
 Remnants the Qatar TV production in Ras Abrouq peninsula in west central coastal area, north from Zekreet. Qatar, February 13, 2010
 Stingray(?) sand crater at low tide in Arabian (Persian) Gulf near Mesaieed, north from Doha. Qatar, January 29, 2010
 Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on curly dock (Rumex) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010
 Stone huts on limestone cliffs (remnants the Qatar TV production) in Ras Abrouq peninsula in west central coastal area, north from Zekreet. Qatar, February 13, 2010
 Yellow hairy caterpillar of Salt Marsh Moth (Estigmene acrea) on dock (Rumex) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, April 27, 2010
 Mysterious clay balls on a beach of Ras Abrouq in west central coastal area, north from Zekreet. Qatar, February 13, 2010
 Limestone cliffs with fossils on Ras Abrouq peninsula in west central coastal area, north from Zekreet. Qatar, February 13, 2010
 Inundated reddish plants of glasswort Salicornia sinus-persica on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, November 28, 2014
 Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on meadow pink in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010
 Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) eating Indian paintbrush in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010
 Sand mounds with plants of Seidlitzia at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
 Sand mounds with Seidlitzia rosmarinus plants south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
 Golden Senna (Glaucous Cassia, Senna surattensis) on Al Shatt Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, January 18, 2016
 Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on Engelmann s daisy in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, May 9, 2010
 Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) feeding on Brazilian vervain (Verbena brasiliensis) in Lake Bryan Park. Bryan, Texas, May 21, 2010
 Marsh plants bulltongue arrowhead in mist, view from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21, 2006
 Sand mounds with plants of Seidlitzia rosmarinus at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
 Cut-leaved Storkbill (Erodium laciniatum, Hanbaz, qarnwah) in Ras Abrouq peninsula in west central coastal area, north from Zekreet. Qatar, February 13, 2010
 Group of circular stone huts in a ravine encircled by a horseshoe of steep limestone cliffs (remnants the Qatar TV production) in Ras Abrouq peninsula in west central coastal area, north from Zekreet. Qatar, February 13, 2010
 Stone hut nestling on a limestone hill remained from television production in Ras Abrouq peninsula in west central coastal area, north from Zekreet. Qatar, February 13, 2010
 Stone hut nestling under a limestone cliff remained from television production in Ras Abrouq peninsula in west central coastal area, north from Zekreet. Qatar, February 13, 2010
 Soil texture in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Microbial mats in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Tidal streams in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Salt marsh with cyanobacterial mats near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Tidal creeks in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Mud crab burrows in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Salt tolerant plants on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Wavy sand ripples and low mounds with plants of Seidlitzia rosmarinus at sunrise near Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, December 11, 2015
 Leaves of marsh plants Sagittaria lancifolia (bulltongue arrowhead) at sunrise, view from Marsh Overlook Trail in Barataria Preserve, south from New Orleans, Louisiana, May 21, 2006
 Stone huts nestling on limestone cliffs remained from television production in Ras Abrouq peninsula in west central coastal area, north from Zekreet. Qatar, February 13, 2010
 Narrow-leaved asphodel (Asphodelus tenuifolius, local name Bwraq or barwaq) in Ras Abrouq peninsula in west central coastal area, north from Zekreet. Qatar, February 13, 2010
 False sowthistle (Reichardia tingitana, local name Hawzan or mureer, Hawdhan) in Ras Abrouq peninsula in west central coastal area, north from Zekreet. Qatar, February 13, 2010
 Cyanobacterial-algal mats in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Black cyanobacterial-algal mat in salt marsh near Al Thakira. Qatar, December 5, 2014
 Green salt tolerant plants in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, June 25, 2016
 Glassworts and salt tolerant plants growing on salty wasteland in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, August 23, 2014
 Salt tolerant plants near Al Luqta Street, opposite to Education City. Doha, Qatar, April 11, 2014
 Various salt tolerant plants on littoral of Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, August 29, 2015
 Salt tolerant plants growing on salty wasteland field in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, August 27, 2014
 Multicolored salt tolerant plants on Purple Island (Jazirat Bin Ghanim). Al Khor, Qatar, March 7, 2014
 Middle segments of abdomen of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillar (Estigmene acrea) with fleshy feet (prolegs) covered with tiny gripping hooklets (crochets) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 13, 2010
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