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Parietaria alsinifolia Del.

Synonyms

Freirea alsinifolia

Common names

Bird Tongue

AI-generated Description

Parietaria alsinifolia is an annual herb native to Europe and Western Asia. In Qatar, it has been found growing as an alien species, often in shaded areas with moist soil. It produces small, greenish-yellow flowers from February to May. Studies have reported its presence in various regions of Qatar, including Doha and the northern parts of the country, where it can thrive in urban environments and near water sources.

Nettle like Bird Tongue (Parietaria alsinifolia) growing in bushes of Ziziphus nummularia on roadside of a road to Zubara in Al Magdah farms area, in north-western Qatar, February 22, 2014
Al Ghuwairiya HC St, Al-Ghuwayriyah, Qatar

Seedlings of Bird Tongue (Parietaria alsinifolia) under bushes of Ziziphus on roadside of a road to Zubara in area of Al Magdah farms. Northern Qatar, January 29, 2016
Unnamed Road, Qatar

Bird Tongue (Parietaria alsinifolia) growing under protection of Ziziphus bushes in Yoodah depression near Al Zubara Road. Northern Qatar, February 27, 2016
Unnamed Road, Qatar

AI-generated summary of observations

Parietaria alsinifolia was observed growing in association with Ziziphus nummularia bushes in north-western Qatar. On February 22, 2014, it was found growing among these bushes on the roadside to Zubara in Al Magdah farms area. Two years later, on January 29, 2016, seedlings of Parietaria alsinifolia were spotted under Ziziphus bushes in the same area. Further observation on February 27, 2016, revealed the plant growing under the protection of Ziziphus bushes in Yoodah depression near Al Zubara Road, indicating a possible preference for shaded or protected environments. The repeated sightings suggest that Parietaria alsinifolia may be commonly found in these types of habitats in northern Qatar. The plant's growth pattern and association with Ziziphus nummularia were consistent across the observations.

Links

• Flora of Qatar.
• Unknown plants or plants without names.
• Duplicate and extra pictures of plants.
• Earlier version of collection of plants.
• Other collections of pictures from Qatar: Lizards of Qatar, Cats of Qatar, Camels of Qatar, and Fish of Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Outside links

• Parietaria alsinifolia from www.catalogueoflife.org
• Ekhlas M. M. Abdel Bary, The Flora of Qatar, Volume I: The Dicotyledons. Doha 2012
• Flora of Qatar, Volume II: The Monocotyledons
• Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. John Norton et al. 2009
• Qatar eNature. Flora
• Ali Al-Rawi, Flowering plants of Kuwait, 1985
• Plants of Kuwait
• Flora of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qassim Region
• Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia by Rain and Dust at Flickr
• Plants of South-Western Morocco
• Pictures from Qatar (Flickr/cpmkutty)
• Arabian plants by Gary Brown
• Flora of Israel

How the web page was created

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• Full names, synonyms, and classification of plants were found online from catalogueoflife.org and theplantlist.org using a script.
• Pictures of plants were selected from a database using a script.
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Acknowledgements

QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.