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Withania somnifera

Common names

Ashwagandha, Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry, sakaran, sim al ferakh, winter cherry

Extract from Wikipedia article

Withania somnifera, known commonly as ashwagandha, Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry, or winter cherry, is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family. Several other species in the genus Withania are morphologically similar. It is used as an herb in Ayurvedic medicine.

Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) on sidewalk in area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2015
Lusail Expressway, Doha, Qatar

Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) growing from cracks of sidewalk pavement in area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2015
Lusail Expressway, Doha, Qatar

Seedling of ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) near a water pipe in area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2015
Lusail Expressway, Doha, Qatar

Seedling of ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) on sidewalk in area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2015
Lusail Expressway, Doha, Qatar

Flowers and fruits of ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) on sidewalk in area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2015
Lusail Expressway, Doha, Qatar

Shoot of ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) on sidewalk in area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2015
Lusail Expressway, Doha, Qatar

Flowers of ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) on sidewalk in area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2015
Lusail Expressway, Doha, Qatar

Fruits of ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) on sidewalk in area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2015
Lusail Expressway, Doha, Qatar

Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) on sidewalk in area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2015
Lusail Expressway, Doha, Qatar

Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) with flowers on sidewalk in area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2015
Lusail Expressway, Doha, Qatar

Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) taken from area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2015
Al Kharais Street, Doha, Qatar

Unripe fruit of ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) taken from area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2015
Al Kharais Street, Doha, Qatar

Opened unripe fruit of ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) taken from area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 4, 2015
Al Kharais Street, Doha, Qatar

Dusty plant of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) on sidewalk in area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 11, 2015

Red berries of ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) taken from area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, May 25, 2015
Lusail Expressway, Doha, Qatar

Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) taken from sidewalk in area of Saha 3 Street in Onaiza area. Doha, Qatar, June 15, 2015

Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) on Al Muhandiseen Street in Al Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, February 25, 2016
Al Mawrid St, Doha, Qatar

Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) near a stone building on Al Muhandiseen Street in Al Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, February 25, 2016
Al Mawrid St, Doha, Qatar

Flowers of Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) on Al Muhandiseen Street in Al Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, February 25, 2016
Al Mawrid St, Doha, Qatar

Fruits of Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) on Al Muhandiseen Street in Al Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, February 25, 2016
Al Mawrid St, Doha, Qatar

Ripening fruits of Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) on Al Muhandiseen Street in Al Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, February 25, 2016
Al Mawrid St, Doha, Qatar

Close up of fruits of Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) taken from Al Muhandiseen Street in Al Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, February 25, 2016

Ripe fruits of Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) taken from Al Muhandiseen Street in Al Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, February 25, 2016

Detached red berries of Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) taken from Al Muhandiseen Street in Al Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, February 25, 2016

Fruits of Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) on white background taken from Al Muhandiseen Street in Al Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, February 25, 2016

Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) with fruits on Al Muhandiseen Street in Al Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, March 2, 2016
Al Mawrid St, Doha, Qatar

Large bush of Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) on Al Muhandiseen Street in Al Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, March 2, 2016
Al Mawrid St, Doha, Qatar

Ashwagandha plant (Withania somnifera) on Al Mawrid Street in Al Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, May 26, 2016
Al Mawrid St, Doha, Qatar

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

• Withania somnifera, Wikipedia article
• Withania somnifera 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

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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.