Cenizo (Leucophyllum frutescens) in a park at Al Intisar Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, May 3, 2015
Cenizo (Leucophyllum frutescens) in a park at Al Intisar Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, December 1, 2015(Terania frutescens)
Common names: barometer bush, cenizo, Texas silverleaf
Extract from Wikipedia article: Leucophyllum frutescens is an evergreen shrub in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, native to the state of Texas in the southwestern United States and the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas in northern Mexico. Although commonly known as Texas Sage, it is not a true sage and is distinct from the genus Salvia. The species is also called Texas Ranger, Texas Rain Sage, Cenizo, Texas Silverleaf, Ash-bush, Wild Lilac, Purple Sage, Senisa, Cenicilla, Palo Cenizo, or Hierba del Cenizo.
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Cenizo (Leucophyllum frutescens) in a park at Al Intisar Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, May 3, 2015Cenizo (Leucophyllum frutescens) in a park at Al Intisar Street near a corner with Onaiza. Doha, Qatar, December 1, 2015 |
(Scrophularia cabulica, Scrophularia marginata, Scrophularia moniliformis)
Common names: Afaina, Al-Jar, Desert Figwort, efaina, inab al Deeb, zafairah, zeita
 Purple desert flower of Scrophularia deserti (Al-Jar or Afaina in Arabic) near industrial zone of Ras Laffan, north from Doha. Qatar, March 23, 2013 Dry seed capsules of figwort Scrophularia deserti on Fuwairit Hills (Jabal Fuwayrith), on north-eastern coast. Qatar, November 1, 2014 Figwort Scrophularia deserti on roadside of Dukhan Road. Qatar, February 13, 2015 Figwort Scrophularia deserti on rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 6, 2015 Figwort Scrophularia deserti on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 20, 2015 Flowers of figwort Scrophularia deserti in area of Jabal Al Jassasiya, on north-eastern coast. Qatar, February 12, 2016 |
QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.