Kingdom : Flora, Tree

Growth form: Tree. Flowering. Not known. Status: Introduced. Not in other Gulf regions. Habitat & distribution: Presumably widespread in urban areas. Uses: Planted as an ornamental tree, for erosion control and a source of firewood and charcoal.

Kingdom : Flora, Grass

Growth form: Annual grass. Flowering. Jan–Dec. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Reported by Batanouny as a rare weed of lawns.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual or short-lived perennial herb. Flowering. Not known. Status: Introduced. Local. First published record: Abdel Bari (1997). Also recorded: Kuwait. habitat & distribution: A garden weed.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Perennial herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional or frequent in lawns, gardens and other cultivated areas. Uses: The plant is poisonous if eaten in any quantity (Rizk & El-Ghazaly); roots and leaves are used as an anti-haemorhagic (Ghazanfar).

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia. Habitat & distribution: Recorded from Al Khor by El Amin.

Kingdom : Flora, Tree

Growth form: Shrub or tree. Flowering. May–Jul. Status: Native. Local. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE. Habitat & distribution: In Qatar mainly in disturbed areas where there is run-off of rainwater or irrigation, such as farms, roadsides and gardens. Rarely away from habitation. Not included in the accounts by Batanouny or El Amin, but was probably […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Apr–May. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Recorded as a weed of irrigated land.

Kingdom : Flora, Grass

Growth form: Annual grass. Flowering. Apr. Status: Introduced. Local. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia. Habitat & distribution: Occasional in cultivated fields. Uses: An important crop and fodder plant. Rizk & El-Ghazaly describe the medicinal properties of this species.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Perennial herb. Flowering. Mar. Status: Introduced.Common. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: An escape from cultivation; the wild form occurs in saltmarshes but has not been recorded from Qatar. Uses: Cultivated as a vegetable. The plant has diuretic, aphrodisiac and various other medicinal properties (Rizk & El-Ghazaly). Notes: Beta vulgaris […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Local. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia. Habitat & distribution: Cultivated areas, C and N Qatar. A weed of garden origin. Uses: ‘Leaves eaten in Iran in stews but bitter in taste’ (El Amin).

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Apr–May. Status: Introduced. Also recorded: Kuwait, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Cultivated areas. Uses: Used in the Middle East for centuries as a treatment for particular skin diseases (Rizk & El- Ghazaly).

Kingdom : Flora, Tree

Growth form: Tree. Flowering. Not known. Status: Introduced. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia. Habitat & distribution: Present distribution in Qatar not known but widespread in the Gulf. Uses: Ornamental planting.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual or perennial herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Local. Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: Recorded by El Amin from roads and runnels in C Qatar, but not recorded by any other authors from Arabia. Uses: El Amin mentions that it is used medicinally in West Africa to treat dysentery, heart […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Local. Not in other Gulf areas. habitat & distribution: A weed of irrigated gardens. Uses: Many medicinal uses such as to sooth wounds and ulcers and to treat diarrhoea (Rizk & El- Ghazaly).

Kingdom : Flora, Shrub

Growth form: Shrub. Flowering. Jan–May. Status: Introduced. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: In the Gulf generally it is widely planted in shelterbelts, but also escapes into areas around gardens and farms. Uses: It is well known that the oil is extracted for medicinal uses, particularly as a laxative, and that the […]

Kingdom : Flora, Tree

Growth form: Tree. Flowering. Not known. Status: Introduced. Common. Not in other Gulf Areas. Habitat & distribution: Mainly gardens and roadsides in towns and cities. Uses: Widely planted for ornament and shade. Notes: Several species are planted in the Gulf (Miller & Cope); C. equisetifolia L. probably being the more common and widespread. C. cunninghamiana […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional in cultivated areas and with trees, particularly in N and NW Qatar. Uses: Ghazanfar reports the whole plant is used to treat skin rash and ulcers. Notes: Formerly placed in the Primulaceae. The blue-flowering […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Rare. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: A weed of gardens and other irrigated, cultivated areas. Uses: Rizk & El-Ghazaly list numerous medicinal uses.

Kingdom : Flora, Tree

Growth form: Tree. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Local. Also recorded: UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional to frequent in roadside plantations. Rarely found naturalised. Uses: A list of medicinal uses is given by Rizk & El-Ghazaly. Ghazanfar reports that the leaves, fruit and seeds are used to treat blisters, bruises, chest pains, dandruff, fractures and mouth […]

Kingdom : Flora, Tree

Growth form: Tree. Flowering. Not known. Status: Introduced. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia. Habitat & distribution: Planted at Mesaieed Industrial City (John Norton), but may be more widespread. Uses: A saline-tolerant tree producing dense foliage, making it suitable for use as shade and screening.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Recorded by Batanouny, growing over Ziziphus.

Kingdom : Flora, Grass

Growth form: Annual grass. Flowering. May. Status: Introduced. Local. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional in damp areas, including the edges of cultivated fields. Uses: Grazed, and used for fodder.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Apr–Jun. Status: Introduced. Local. Also recorded: Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: A weed of lawns and gardens in Doha. Uses: The plant has numerous medicinal uses, including the treatment of bruises, clots, fever, snake bite and infections (Rizk & El-Ghazaly).

Kingdom : Flora, Tree

Growth form: Tree. Flowering. Apr–May. Status: Introduced. Very common. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Planted all over Qatar. Naturalised on the coast at Umm Bab. Uses: Cultivated in plantations and gardens, especially for the edible fruit (Debbie Allante); also along roadsides to provide greenery and shade. Various authors describe cultural […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar. Status: Native. Rare. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia. Habitat & distribution: Very rare on Sandy areas (Batanouny). Mainly a coastal species in the Gulf.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Feb–Apr. Status: Introduced. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Cultivated areas. Uses: Leaves and seeds used as salad, also used as a herb and spice in cooking for its aniseed-like Flavouring, e.g. to Flavour rice dishes. Numerous medicinal uses are described by Rizk & El-Ghazaly.

Kingdom : Flora, Tree

Growth form: Tree. Flowering. All year. Status: Introduced. Also recorded: UAE. Habitat & distribution: Not known but widespread throughout the Gulf; native to parts of UAE and Oman. Uses: Widely planted in towns for shade and landscaping. The bitter roots are used medicinally, including as a diuretic and emetic. Ghazanfar states that the leaves are […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Local. Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: Occasional in N and S Qatar on roads and in gardens, usually in shade of trees.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Summer. Status: Introduced. Rare. Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: A weed in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) fields (Batanouny).

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Frequent or abundant in farms and gardens. Uses: Used as fodder (El Amin). Eaten raw by bedouin as a salad herb (Mandaville).

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Perennial herb. Flowering. May–Jul. Status: Introduced.Common. Also recorded: Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia. Habitat & distribution: May occur as an escape from cultivation. Uses: This is a very common and widely grown fodder crop throughout the Arabian peninsula. Ghazanfar states the leaves are used to treat bruises, fractures and to stop nose-bleeds. Seeds are […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Biennial or perennial herb. Flowering. Mar–May. Status: Introduced. Local. Not in other Gulf Areas. Habitat & distribution: An occasional escapee, e.g. along irrigated roadsides. Uses: Cultivated for its aniseed-flavoured seeds, which are widely used in Asian cooking. Numerous medicinal uses are described by Rizk & El-Ghazaly.

Kingdom : Flora, Shrub

Growth form: Shrub or tree. Flowering. Not known. Status: Introduced. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: One of the more widely planted fig species. It may occasionally escape into the wild. Uses: Grown for fruit and as an ornamental plant.

Kingdom : Flora, Grass

Growth form: Perennial grass. Flowering. Apr. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Frequent in cultivated farms, gardens and other irrigated land. Uses: Good fodder (El Amin).

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Sep. Status: Introduced. Local. Also recorded: Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional, in gardens and cultivated areas. Uses: Flowering branches are used as an antirheumatic and diuretic; the aerial part is used in the treatment of liver and urinary diseases, and stomach ulcers (Rizk & El-Ghazaly).

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Perennial herb. Flowering. May–Jun. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: A weed of wet places. Uses: Sometimes cultivated as ground cover in parts of the Gulf. A wide variety of medical uses are known (Rizk & El-Ghazaly).

Kingdom : Flora, Tree

Growth form: Tree. Flowering. Mar–Nov. Status: Introduced. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Subsp. indica is widely planted in the Gulf and presumably in Qatar; it is native to parts of Saudi Arabia and Oman. Uses: The wood has various construction uses and can used as firewood and for producing charcoal. The […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Not known. Status: Introduced. Local. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: A weed of moist ground in cultivated areas. Notes: The record of P. equisetiformis by Obeid (1975) reported by Batanouny, a Mediteranean species, is probably referable to this species (see Miller & Cope 1996, p. 129) […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Apr. Status: Introduced. Rare. Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: A weed of gardens in Doha.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Feb–Apr. Status: Introduced. Rare. First published record: Abdel Bari (1997). Also recorded: UAE. Habitat & distribution: Details not noted by Abdel Bari, but recorded from wadis and plantations in the UAE (Jongbloed).

Kingdom : Flora, Grass

Growth form: Annual grass. Flowering. May. Status: Introduced. Local. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: A weed of damp areas in farms and gardens. Uses: The plant is applied externally for bruises; various medicinal uses of the seed are reported (Rizk & El-Ghazaly).

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Local. Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: A weed of irrigated, cultivated places. Uses: Medicinal uses are described by Rizk & El-Ghazaly.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–May. Status: Introduced.Local. Also recorded: Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: A weed of disturbed and enriched habitats, including cultivated areas, sewage ponds and gardens. Uses: Batanouny noted that the fruit is edible. Mandaville states that although sometimes listed as a poisonous plant, he has seen the ripe […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Parasitic herb. Flowering. Mar. Status: Introduced. Rare. First published record: Abdel Bari (1997). Also recorded: Kuwait. Habitat & distribution: A parasite on Solanum nigrum.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Parasitic herb. Flowering. Apr. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia. Habitat & distribution: Recorded from cultivated areas on many different hosts including crops such as alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum); also on trees such as Prosopis and Ziziphus, and also on Chenopodium, Fagonia and Trigonella spp.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual parasitic herb. Flowering. Jan–Dec. Status: Introduced. Local. Needs confirmation for Qatar. Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: Batanouny mentions that this species is a fairly common parasite of cultivated alfalfa (Medicago sativa) and sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum), as well as Ziziphus nummularia. Uses: Rizk & El-Ghazaly list a large number […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Parasitic herb. Flowering. Not known. Status: Introduced. Rare. First published record: Abdel Bari (1997). Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: Abdel Bari records it as a ‘common parasite on ornamental annuals.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual or biennial herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional in irrigated places, including gardens. Uses: Grazed by animals (El Amin), but widely known to have toxic effects on livestock. Used to treat rheumatic pain and various other medical conditions and has narcotic action […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional in irrigated places, including gardens. Uses: Rizk & El-Ghazaly list various medicinal uses including treatment of rashes, abdominal cramps and genital diseases.

Kingdom : Flora, Shrub

Growth form: Shrub. Flowering. Mar–Dec. Status: Introduced. Local. First published record: Abdel Bari (1997). Also recorded: UAE. Habitat & distribution: A garden weed. Uses: Leaves are used for constipation and stomach cramps (Ghazanfar).

Kingdom : Flora, Tree

Growth form: Tree. Flowering. Sep–Feb. Status: Introduced. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Planted in urban areas in the Gulf, but distribution in Qatar uncertain. Uses: Widely used in the Middle East as a dye for painting hands and feet and worldwide for colouring hair and beards. The leaves are used for […]

Kingdom : Flora, Shrub

Growth form: Shrub or small tree. Flowering. Jan–May. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Mainly planted by roadsides. Native to parts of Saudi Arabia and the Hajar Mountains in UAE (Jongbloed). Uses: As an ornamental and for screening; often clipped into hedges. Ghazanfar reports that the leaves are used […]

Kingdom : Flora, Shrub

Growth form: Shrublet. Flowering. Not known. Status: Introduced. Rare. First published record: Abdel Bari (1997). Also recorded: UAE. Habitat & distribution: Abdel Bari found this species near Doha central market, suggesting that it has been introduced by human activity. Uses: Ghazanfar states the roots are used for an analgesic and as an anti-inflammatory; leaves are […]

Kingdom : Flora, Shrub

Growth form: Shrub. Flowering. Jan–Apr. Status: Introduced. Local. Also recorded: UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional in C and N Qatar.

Kingdom : Flora, Grass

Growth form: Perennial grass. Flowering. Apr. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Recorded from cultivated fields in C Qatar. Uses: Used for fodder (El Amin). Cultivated as forage in many parts of the world (Mandaville).

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Recorded from cultivated lands in N Qatar. Uses: ‘Good fodder’ (El Amin).

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Feb–Apr. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional in disturbed areas, especially around towns and villages.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Apr. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Previously recorded in sandy soils and silty depressions in cultivated areas. Uses: Rizk & El-Ghazaly mention that an infusion of the plant is used as a cooling agent against sunstroke and that the root is astringent and […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual or biennial herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Rare. Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: Recorded only once by Batanouny from a northern farm.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional as a roadside weed in Dukhan township in 2007 (John Norton). Uses: The plant is good for asthma; the milky juice is used to remove corns, warts and in the treatment of cancer of the […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Feb–May. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Recorded by Batanouny in Al Wabrah. Regarded mainly as a naturalised weed in Arabia. Uses: Various medicinal uses are reported by Rizk & El-Ghazaly.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Jan–Mar. Status: Native. Uncertain. Also recorded: Kuwait. Habitat & distribution: A species of moist ground. Notes: The only Stellaria species listed for Qatar by Miller & Cope, who comment on the difficulty in identifying this and S. media with certainty.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Feb–Apr. Status: Introduced. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: A weed of cultivation, irrigated soils and waste ground.

Kingdom : Flora, Shrub

Growth form: Shrub. Flowering. Apr–Jun. Status: Introduced. Local. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional in C Qatar. Notes: Abutilon hirtum (Lam.) Sweet is listed as a synonym by Jongbloed, though usually regarded as a separate species.

Kingdom : Flora, Tree

Growth form: Tree. Flowering. Oct–Jan, Mar–May. Status: Introduced. Very common. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional to abundant or dominant in sandy areas, disturbed habitats and cultivated areas. Originally planted in and around towns and villages but now naturalised and has spread into desert areas. Several authors note that it […]

Kingdom : Flora, Grass

Growth form: Annual grass. Flowering. Apr. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional in irrigated lawns and gardens. Uses: Good fodder (El Amin).

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Apr–May. Status: Introduced. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Recorded from a single location by Batanouny, but occurs in irigated lawns and other damp places elsewhere in the Gulf, so may be more widespread now in Qatar. Uses: Rizk & El-Ghazaly list numerous cosmetic and medicinal […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Feb–May. Status: Introduced. Local. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional as a weed of crops. Uses: The leaves are used as a vegetable to make the Arabic dish mulakhiyah. A number of medicinal uses are listed by Rizk & El-Ghazaly.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr.sSatus: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional in cultivated and disturbed areas, including farms and gardens. Uses: Leaves are used as an emollient; crushed leaves are applied to scorpion stings, snake bites, irritating or itchy rashes (Ghazanfar).

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Local. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: A weed of cultivated fields and gardens.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Occasional in cultivated and disturbed areas, including farms and gardens. Uses: Used in the treatment in a wide variety of stomach complaints and as a laxative (Rizk & El- Ghazaly).

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Apr–Sep. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Frequent in cultivated areas, including gardens. Uses: A salad herb, widely cultivated and available in many of Qatar’s markets as well as grocery stores and supermarkets. Is also highly palatable to animals. Jongbloed et al. […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual or biennial herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia. Habitat & distribution: An escape from cultivation in farm areas. Uses: Widely grown as a salad vegetable. A wide variety of medicinal benefits and uses are described.

Kingdom : Flora, Shrub

Growth form: Shrub. Flowering. Mar–Jul. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Distribution in Qatar uncertain. Widely planted and naturalised in the Gulf and native to parts of Saudi Arabia, Yemen and the far east of UAE (Jongbloed). One long- established clump occurs by an old well within Ras Laffan […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Not known. Status: First published record: Obeid (1975). Not in other Gulf Floras. Notes: A North African species not recorded by other botanists in Arabia. Obeid’s record could relate to a casual occurrence of an introduced plant, or be in error for another species.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: A weed of irrigated farmland. Uses: Used as fodder (El Amin).

Kingdom : Flora, Grass

Growth form: Annual grass. Flowering. May. Status: Introduced. Local. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: A weed of cultivated land.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Sep. Status: Introduced. Rare. First published record: Abdel Bari (1997). Also recorded: Kuwait. Habitat & distribution: Recorded from Doha.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Apr–May. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: A frequent weed of cultivated and irrigated areas. Uses: Various medicinal uses have been documented.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Dec–May. Status: Introduced. Not confirmed for Qatar, but very likely to occur. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Likely to occur in similar habitats to C. granulata.

Kingdom : Flora, Shrub

Growth form: Shrub or tree. Flowering. Not known. Status: Introduced. Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: Likely to be found planted or naturalised under shade of trees along roadsides or in plantations. Mandaville comments that in eastern Saudi Arabia it is self- propogating in the larger oases. Uses: Eaten by man and used […]

Kingdom : Flora, Grass

Growth form: Annual grass. Flowering. Apr. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia. Habitat & distribution: Recorded from gardens and cultivated lands. Uses: Used for fodder (El Amin).

Kingdom : Flora, Tree

Growth form: Tree. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Common. Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: Occasional to locally frequent where planted in gardens and roadsides. Rarely naturalised. Uses: Planted along roadsides as a shade tree. The fruits are edible.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Perennial herb. Flowering. Mar–May. Status: Introduced. Rare. Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: A weed of irrgated, cultivated areas in N Qatar.

Kingdom : Flora, Grass

Growth form: Annual grass. Flowering. Feb–Jul. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Frequent in cultivated land and other irrigated areas, including gardens.

Kingdom : Flora, Grass

Growth form: Annual grass. Flowering. Apr. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: A weed species of cultivated areas. Uses: Used for fodder (El Amin).

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Rare. Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: Recorded by Batanouny from silty depressions. Uses: ‘It is grazed by animals and the leaves are eaten by man as salad or cooked in stews’ (El Amin).

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Perennial herb. Flowering. Not known. Status: Introduced. Rare. First published record: Abdel Bari (1997). Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: Recorded as a weed of gardens. Notes: Plants recorded in Qatar are probably referable to var. corymbosa (DC.) Lourteig.

Kingdom : Flora, Grass

Growth form: Perennial grass. Flowering. May–Nov. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Recorded by Batanouny in a regularly irrigated lawn of Hotel in Doha. The species may also potentially occur in other wet habitats.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Not known. Status: Introduced. Local. First published record: Abdel Bari (1997). Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: Recorded as ‘widespread’ in gardens. Uses: As its English name indicates, well-known as a cure for kidney stones and also used to treat liver diseases. Dried leaves and extracts of the […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Feb–Mar. status: Introduced. Rare. First record: SW Qatar, March 2007 (S. Aspinall). Not in other Gulf Floras. habitat & distribution: A weed of crops such as chick-pea, so the record may refer to a plant that had escaped from a cultivated area. Not recorded elsewhere in the Gulf and possibly […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. All year. Status: Introduced. Local. First published record: Abdel Bari (1997). Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: This species is a recent colonist in the Gulf; it is only included in the most recent literature for the region (Jongbloed et al.). In Qatar it is likely to […]

Kingdom : Flora, Tree

Growth form: Tree. Flowering. Oct–Feb. status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: UAE. habitat & distribution: A frequently planted tree, often used as screening or shelterbelt around farMohammed Al Safran. uses: Mandaville notes its economic importance in Saudi Arabia, listing various uses including traditional house construction, ornamental planting, afforestation and dune stabilization. A number of medicinal uses […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Feb–Apr. Status: Native. Local. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: Recorded from N and C Qatar in silty or sandy areas; often associated with Ziziphus nummularia trees.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual or perennial herb. Flowering. Dec–Mar. Status: Introduced. Rare. First published record: Abdel Bari (1997). Also recorded: UAE. Habitat & distribution: A weed of waste ground.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Also recorded: E Saudi Arabia. Habitat & distribution: Farms and cultivated areas. Uses: A widely cultivated vegetable. Has been used in the treatment of various medical conditions including arthritis, chest-colds, dysentery, fever, mastitis, rheumatism, scurvy and skin ailments (Rizk & El-Ghazaly).

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Mar–Apr. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: UAE. Habitat & distribution: Recorded from cultivated fields in C Qatar.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Perennial herb. Flowering. Not known. Status: Introduced. Rare. First published record: Abdel Bari (1997). Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: Recorded from Qatar University car park.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. Feb–May. Status: Introduced. Rare. Also recorded: UAE. Habitat & distribution: Reported as rare in N Qatar by Rizk & El-Ghazaly. El Amin listed C. trilocularis in the Arabic index to his book, but it was omitted from the species accounts. Uses: Cultivated as a vegetable. A number of medicinal uses […]

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual or biennial herb. Flowering. Feb–Apr. Status: Introduced. Common. Also recorded: Bahrain, Kuwait, E Saudi Arabia, UAE. Habitat & distribution: An occasional weed of cultivation. Uses: The leaves and sap have numerous medicinal properties.

Kingdom : Flora, Herb

Growth form: Annual herb. Flowering. May. Status: Introduced. Rare. Not in other Gulf areas. Habitat & distribution: Recorded by Batanouny from Doha as a weed amongst cultivated plants.