Coleus plants (Coleus blumei Cv, Coleus scutellarioides) in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, May 3, 2016(Calchas acuminatus, Calchas atropurpureus, Calchas crispipilus, Calchas scutellarioides, Coleus acuminatus, Coleus atropurpureus, Coleus batemannii, Coleus bausei, Coleus berkeleyi, Coleus blancoi, Coleus blumei, Coleus clarkei, Coleus crispipilus, Coleus dixii, Coleus eureka, Coleus formosanus, Coleus gaudichaudii, Coleus gibbsiae, Coleus gibsonii, Coleus grandifolius, Coleus hendersonii, Coleus hybridus, Coleus igolotorum, Coleus ingratus, Coleus integrifolius, Coleus laciniatus, Coleus macranthus, Coleus marmoratus, Coleus multicolor, Coleus multiflorus, Coleus murrayi, Coleus pubescens, Coleus pumilus, Coleus rehneltianus, Coleus reveesii, Coleus ruckeri, Coleus saundersii, Coleus savannicola, Coleus scottii, Coleus secundiflorus, Coleus telfordii, Coleus veitchii, Coleus verschaffeltii, Coleus zschokkei, Germanea nudiflora, Majana acuminata, Majana blancoi, Majana grandifolia, Majana multiflora, Majana pumila, Majana scutellariodes, Majana scutellarioides, Majana secundiflora, Ocimum peltatum, Ocimum scutellarioides, Perilla nankinensis, Plectranthus aromaticus, Plectranthus blumei, Plectranthus ingratus, Plectranthus laciniatus, Plectranthus nudiflorus, Plectranthus scutellarioides, Solenostemon blumei, Solenostemon scutellarioides)
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Coleus plants (Coleus blumei Cv, Coleus scutellarioides) in Dahl Al Hamam Park at Al Markhiya Street. Doha, Qatar, May 3, 2016 |
(Lavandula pinnata, Lavandula santolinifolia, Stoechas dentata)
Common names: French lavender, fringed lavender
Extract from Wikipedia article: Lavandula dentata, the fringed lavender or French lavender, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the Mediterranean, the Atlantic islands and the Arabian peninsula. Growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall, it has gray-green, linear or lance-shaped leaves with toothed edges and a lightly woolly texture. The long-lasting, narrow spikes of purple flowers, topped with pale violet bracts, first appear in late spring. The whole plant is strongly aromatic with the typical lavender fragrance.
 Salvia like plant of French lavender (Lavandula dentata) in a park at Al Markhiya Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, April 28, 2016 Shoots of salvia like plant of French lavender (Lavandula dentata) in a park at Al Markhiya Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, April 28, 2016 Greyish leaves of French lavender (Lavandula dentata) in a park at Al Markhiya Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, April 28, 2016 |
(Mentha aquatica, Mentha crispa, Mentha dumetorum)
Common names: Peppermint
Extract from Wikipedia article: Peppermint (Mentha × piperita, also known as M. balsamea Willd.) is a hybrid mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. The plant, indigenous to Europe, is now widespread in cultivation throughout all regions of the world. It is found wild occasionally with its parent species.
 Peppermint (Mentha piperita(?)) on Al Aasim Street in Musheirib area. Doha, Qatar, March 14, 2014 Bush of peppermint (Mentha piperita(?)) near Al Asmakh Street in Najada area. Doha, Qatar, March 28, 2014 Peppermint (Mentha piperita(?)) on Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 20, 2015 Flowers of peppermint (Mentha piperita(?)) on Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 30, 2015 Peppermint (Mentha piperita(?)) on Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 30, 2015 Peppermint (Mentha piperita(?)) in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, January 16, 2016 Peppermint (Mentha piperita(?)) on Ibn Nusaih Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, January 18, 2016 |
(Ocimum album, Ocimum anisatum, Ocimum barrelieri, Ocimum bullatum, Ocimum caryophyllatum, Ocimum chevalieri, Ocimum ciliare, Ocimum ciliatum, Ocimum citrodorum, Ocimum cochleatum, Ocimum dentatum, Ocimum hispidum, Ocimum integerrimum, Ocimum lanceolatum, Ocimum laxum, Ocimum majus, Ocimum medium, Ocimum minus, Ocimum nigrum, Ocimum odorum, Ocimum scabrum, Ocimum simile, Ocimum thyrsiflorum, Ocimum urticifolium, Plectranthus barrelieri)
Common names: sweet basil
Extract from Wikipedia article: Basil, Thai basil, or sweet basil, is a common name for the culinary herb Ocimum basilicum (UK /ˈbæzəl/; US /ˈbeɪzəl/) of the family Lamiaceae (mints), sometimes known as Saint Joseph's Wort in some English-speaking countries.
 Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) taken from extension of Al Kharais Street behind gas station on Al Sham Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 14, 2015 Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) in a park at Al Intisar Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, December 1, 2015 Bush of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) in a park at Al Intisar Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, December 1, 2015 |
(Coleus pentheri)
Common names: spurflower, Swedish Ivy
 Blooming succulent spurflower (Plectranthus pentheri)(?) in a park at Al Markhiya Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, May 26, 2015 Blooming succulent spurflower (Plectranthus pentheri)(?) in a park at Al Intisar Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, December 3, 2015 Succulent leaves of spurflower (Plectranthus pentheri)(?) in a park at Al Intisar Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, December 3, 2015 Close up of flowers of spurflower (Plectranthus pentheri) taken from a park at Al Intisar Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, December 3, 2015 Spurflower (Plectranthus pentheri)(?) in a park at Al Markhiya Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, April 28, 2016 Spurflower (Plectranthus pentheri)(?) planted in a park at Al Markhiya Street near a corner with Al Istiqlal. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2016 |
(Melissa perennis, Pleudia aegyptiaca, Salvia arida, Salvia gabrieli, Salvia pumila, Thymus hirtus, Thymus syrticus)
Common names: beraiho, Egyptian sage, ghbeisha, naeem, noaim, raal
Extract from Wikipedia article: Salvia aegyptiaca (Egyptian sage) is a herbaceous plant species belonging to the Lamiaceae family.
 Egyptian sage (Salvia aegyptiaca, Salvia pumila, local name naeem) on roadside of a road to Zubara in Al Magdah farms area, in north-western Qatar, February 22, 2014 Egyptian sage (Salvia aegyptiaca, Salvia pumila, local names naeem, ghbeisha, noaim) on roadside of a road from Dukhan to Al Jumayliyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014 Egyptian sage (Salvia aegyptiaca, Salvia pumila, local names naeem, ghbeisha, noaim) with fruits on roadside of Dukhan Highway near Al Shakhaniya. Qatar, January 15, 2016 Egyptian sage (Salvia aegyptiaca, local names naeem, ghbeisha, noaim) on roadside near Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, January 29, 2016 |
(Cardiaca arvensis, Glechoma arvensis, Glechoma belgica, Glechoma marrubiastrum, Stachys brasiliensis, Trixago arvensis, Trixago colorata, Trixago cordifolia, Trixago punctata, Trixella arvensis)
Common names: annual hedgenettle, fieldnettle betony, field woundwort, hedge-nettle, stagger weed, staggerweed
Extract from Wikipedia article: Stachys arvensis is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common names field woundwort and staggerweed. It is native to Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. It is known on other continents as an introduced species and widespread weed.
 Staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, November 15, 2014 Pinkish tubular flowers of Staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, November 15, 2014 Paired leaves with bluntly toothed margins of Staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, November 15, 2014 Paired leaves and pinkish tubular flowers of Staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, November 15, 2014 Various weeds on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya Farms, with staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) in foreground. Qatar, January 16, 2015 Staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, February 20, 2015 Staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, March 14, 2015 Seedlings of staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) on a field on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, April 10, 2015 Blooming staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) on a field on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, May 1, 2015 Plants of staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) on a field on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, May 1, 2015 Staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) with flowers on a field on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, May 1, 2015 Seedling of staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) on washed out gravel on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, December 18, 2015 Seedling of staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) emerging from gravel wash on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, December 18, 2015 Paired leaves and pinkish tubular flowers of Staggerweed (Stachys arvensis) on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. Qatar, February 26, 2016 |
(Chamaedrys polium, Monochilon tomentosus, Polium angustifolium, Polium diffusum, Polium erectum, Polium fruticosum, Polium integerrimum, Polium latifolium, Polium perenne, Polium pratense, Polium ramosum, Polium serratum, Polium smyrnaeum, Polium spicatum, Teucrium aegypticum, Teucrium caespitulosum, Teucrium capitatum, Teucrium cephalotes, Teucrium chulilia, Teucrium commune, Teucrium compositum, Teucrium cylindricum, Teucrium foliosum, Teucrium gussonei, Teucrium lavandulatum, Teucrium polium-trifoliatum, Teucrium polycephalon, Teucrium pseudohyssopus, Teucrium pulverulentum, Teucrium purpurascens, Teucrium purpureum, Teucrium stoechadifolium, Teucrium subtriphyllum, Teucrium teuthrion, Teucrium tomentosum, Teucrium virescens)
Common names: gaad, germander, Hulwort, jaad, yaad
Extract from Wikipedia article: Teucrium polium (known popularly as felty germander) is a sub-shrub and herb native to the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. Its flowers are small and range from pink to white, and its leaves are used in cooking and for medicine, particularly for the treatment of stomach ailments. It has also shown some promise in the treatment of visceral pain. In traditional Persian medicine, T. polium (locally called 'kalpooreh') is used as an anti-hypertensive, anti-bacterial, carminative, anti-nociceptive, anti-inflammatory, anti-diarrhea, anti-diabetes and anti-convulsant agent. A scientific study in 2003 failed to find any benefit to diabetics, even though it is commonly used in the mideast for this purpose. A scientific study in 2006 found that it does have anti-nociceptive and anti-spasmodic effects. Caution should be applied with use of this herb due to its known liver and kidney toxicity.
 Flower heads of hulwort (Teucrium polium, local names jaad, yaad) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014 Hulwort (Teucrium polium, local names jaad, yaad) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014 Shoot of Hulwort (Teucrium polium, local names jaad, yaad) on Jebel Fuwairit. Qatar, October 3, 2014 Dry leaves of Hulwort (Teucrium polium) on Jebel Fuwairit. Qatar, October 3, 2014 Dry leaves and buds of Hulwort (Teucrium polium) on Jebel Fuwairit. Qatar, October 3, 2014 Shoot of Hulwort (Teucrium polium) in area between Al Khor and Ras Laffan. Qatar, November 1, 2014 Flowers of Hulwort (Teucrium polium) on Fuwairit Hills (Jabal Fuwayrith), on north-eastern coast. Qatar, November 1, 2014 Shoot of Hulwort (Teucrium polium, local names jaad, yaad) on Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, November 21, 2014 Young leaves of Hulwort (Teucrium polium) on rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014 Shoots of Hulwort (Teucrium polium) on rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014 Fresh leaves of Hulwort (Teucrium polium) on rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, December 12, 2014 Hulwort (Teucrium polium) planted on a roundabout near student dorms in Education City. Doha, Qatar, February 5, 2015 Hulwort (Teucrium polium) with a flower on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 20, 2015 Pillow shaped plant of hulwort (Teucrium polium) on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, April 17, 2015 Blooming Hulwort (Teucrium polium) on rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, January 29, 2016 Hulwort (Teucrium polium, local names jaad, yaad) on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 12, 2016 Hulwort (Teucrium polium, local names jaad, yaad) with flowers on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 12, 2016 Hulwort (Teucrium polium, local names jaad, yaad) on a sandy slope of a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 12, 2016 Shoots of hulwort (Teucrium polium, local names jaad, yaad) on a sandy slope of a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 12, 2016 Felty germander (Teucrium polium, local names jaad, yaad) near Jabal Al Jassasiya, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 26, 2016 Felty germander (Teucrium polium, local names jaad, yaad) among dry grass in a depression behind a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 26, 2016 Plants of felty germander (Teucrium polium, local names jaad, yaad) among dry grass in a depression behind a rocky ridge in Jabal Al Jassasiya, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, March 26, 2016 |
(Agnus-castus alba, Agnus-castus marostachya, Agnus-castus robusta, Agnus-castus vulgaris, Vitex agnus, Vitex haussknechtii, Vitex hybrida, Vitex integra, Vitex latifolia, Vitex lupinifolia, Vitex pseudonegundo, Vitex robusta, Vitex verticillata)
Common names: abrahams balm, chasteberry, chaste tree, monks pepper
Extract from Wikipedia article: Vitex agnus-castus, also called Vitex, Chaste Tree, Chasteberry, Abraham's Balm or Monk's Pepper, is a native of the Mediterranean region. It is one of the few temperate-zone species of Vitex, which is on the whole a genus of tropical and sub-tropical flowering plants. Theophrastus mentioned the shrub several times, as agnos (άγνος) in Enquiry into Plants. Vitex, its name in Pliny the Elder, is derived from the Latin vieo, meaning to weave or to tie up, a reference to the use of Vitex agnus-castus in basketry. Its macaronic specific name repeats "chaste" in both Greek and Latin.
 Chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) in a park at Al Intisar Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, May 3, 2015 Chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) in a park at Al Intisar Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, April 27, 2016 Flowers of chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) in a park at Al Intisar Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, April 27, 2016 Leaf of chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus) in a park at Al Intisar Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, May 16, 2016 |
(Vitex agnus-castus, Vitex benthamiana, Vitex bicolor, Vitex indica, Vitex integerrima, Vitex iriomotensis, Vitex langundi, Vitex negundo, Vitex neocaledonica, Vitex paniculata, Vitex petiolaris, Vitex rotundifolia, Vitex triphylla, Vitex variifolia)
Common names: simpleleaf chastetree
Extract from Wikipedia article: Vitex trifolia, the simpleleaf chastetree, is a large coastal shrub or small tree.
 Simpleleaf chastetree (Vitex trifolia) on United Nations Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, August 31, 2015 Simpleleaf chastetree (Vitex trifolia) taken from United Nations Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, August 31, 2015 |
(Catesbaea javanica, Clerodendrum buxifolium, Clerodendrum capsulare, Clerodendrum commersonii, Clerodendrum coriaceum, Clerodendrum coromandelianum, Clerodendrum emarginatum, Clerodendrum inerme, Clerodendrum javanicum, Clerodendrum neriifolium, Clerodendrum ovalifolium, Clerodendrum ovatum, Ovieda inermis, Ovieda ovalifolia, Volkameria buxifolia, Volkameria commersonii, Volkameria neriifolia)
Common names: Glory bower
Extract from Wikipedia article: Volkameria inermis (glory bower) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Volkameria of the family Lamiaceae, found in Australia, Asia, Malesia and the Pacific islands.
 Flowers of glory bower (Volkameria inermis, Clerodendrum inerme) near Al Sham Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 30, 2015 Glory bower (Volkameria inermis, Clerodendrum inerme) near Al Sham Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, April 30, 2015 Glory bower (Volkameria inermis, Clerodendrum inerme) near a farm of Salimi Sheikh Abdullah bin Thani, Ash Shamal area. Northern Qatar, June 13, 2015 Glory bower (Volkameria inermis, Clerodendrum inerme) planted in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, November 20, 2015 Glory bower (Volkameria inermis, Clerodendrum inerme) on Al Istiqlal Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, January 18, 2016 |
QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.