Flora of the Arabian Peninsula

hoping to make a guide for a region where floral field guides are hard to come by. References: jongbloed’s wildflowers of the uae and the native plants of Oman by Clive winbow

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black maidenhair fern ¹
Adiantum capillus-veneris

Blepharis ciliaris ²

Justicia heterocarpa

Date Palm ³
Phoenix dactylifera

Ephedra foliata ⁴

African Baconfig ⁵
Aizoon canariense

Slender Iceplant ⁶
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

Zaleya pentandra ⁷

desert horse purslane ⁸
Trianthema portulacastrum

Devil's Horsewhip ⁹
Achyranthes aspera

Aerva javanica ¹⁰

Rustyback ¹¹
Asplenium ceterach

creeping chaffweed ¹²
Alternanthera pungens

Mat Amaranth
Amaranthus graecizans

prostrate pigweed ¹³
Amaranthus albus

Smooth Pigweed ¹⁴
Amaranthus hybridus

green callaloo amaranth ¹⁵
Amaranthus viridis

Digera muricata

Pupalia lappacea ⁹

Pistacia khinjuk

oleander ¹⁶
Nerium oleander

Rhazya stricta ¹⁷

Aristolochia bracteolata ¹⁸

giant milkweed ¹⁹
Calotropis procera

Caralluma arabica

Caralluma flava

Leptadenia pyrotechnica ²⁰

Pentatropis nivalis

Pergularia tomentosa ²¹

Periploca aphylla ⁴

Jurinea berardioides ²²

Volutaria lippii lippii

Anvillea garcinii ²³

Birdcage Thistle
Atractylis cancellata

Atractylis carduus ²⁴

field marigold ²⁵
Calendula arvensis

Italian thistle ²⁶
Carduus pycnocephalus

Centaurea pseudosinaica ²⁷

Doellia bovei ²⁴

Globe thistles ²⁸
Echinops

Ifloga spicata ²⁹

Launaea capitata

Launaea massauensis ²⁷

Launaea mucronata ²⁷

Launaea procumbens ¹⁷

Launaea spinosa ¹⁷

Pluchea dioscoridis ³⁰

Shrubby Fleabane
Pulicaria arabica

Pulicaria edmondsonii

Pulicaria glutinosa ³¹

Rhanterium epapposum ³²

False Sow-thistle ³³
Reichardia tingitana

Senecio glaucus ²⁹

Common Sow-thistle ³⁴
Sonchus oleraceus

Vernonia arabica ²⁷

Arnebia decumbens ²⁹

Arnebia hispidissima ³¹

Echiochilon jugatum

Echiochilon persicum

Heliotropium bacciferum ³⁵

Heliotropium kotschyi ²⁷

Heliotropium digynum

Moltkiopsis ciliata ²⁴

Physorhynchus chamaerapistrum ³¹

true rose of Jericho ³⁶
Anastatica hierochuntica

Diplotaxis harra

Spanish Erucaria ³⁷
Erucaria hispanica

Eremobium aegyptiacum

Farsetia aegyptia ²⁹

Savignya parviflora ²⁹

French Rocket ³⁸
Sisymbrium erysimoides

Zilla spinosa ⁴

Caper Bush ³⁹
Capparis spinosa

Cleome amblyocarpa

Cleome austroarabica ⁴⁰

Cleome brachycarpa ⁴¹

Cleome rupicola ⁴⁰

Dipterygium glaucum

Maerua crassifolia ²⁴

Cometes surattensis ²⁷

Gymnocarpos decandrus ²⁷

Gypsophila bellidifolia

Polycarpaea repens ²⁹

Silene villosa ⁴²

Agriophyllum minus

Anabasis setifera ⁴³

Glaucous Glasswort
Arthrocaulon macrostachyum

Atriplex leucoclada

Bassia muricata

nettle-leaved goosefoot ⁴⁴
Chenopodiastrum murale

Cornulaca aucheri ³²

Cornulaca monacantha

Halocnemum strobilaceum

Halopeplis

Haloxylon salicornicum ²⁷

Haloxylon persicum ⁴⁵

Salsola cyclophylla

Salsola imbricata ²⁷

Seidlitzia rosmarinus ²⁹

Suaeda aegyptiaca ³²

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