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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

Convolvulus acanthocladus
field bindweed 1
Convolvulus arvensis
Convolvulus prostratus
Convolvulus cephalopodus
Convolvulus virgatus 2
Cuscuta planiflora 3
Wild Cucumber 4
Cucumis prophetarum
Red Thumb 5
Cynomorium coccineum
Colocynth 6
Citrullus colocynthis
Andrachne aspera 7
Andrachne telephioides
Euphorbia arabica 8
Chrozophora oblongifolia 8
Euphorbia indica 9
asthma plant 10
Euphorbia hirta
Euphorbia larica 11
prostrate sandmat 12
Euphorbia prostrata
Matted Sandmat 13
Euphorbia serpens
Phyllanthus rotundifolius 7
castor bean 14
Ricinus communis
Camel's Thorn 15
Alhagi graecorum
Argyrolobium roseum 16
Astragalus annularis 4
Astragalus eremophilus
Crotalaria aegyptiaca 16
Hippocrepis areolata 4
Indigofera arabica 16
Indigofera coerulea
rusty indigo
Indigofera colutea
Indigofera intricata 17
Lotononis platycarpa 18
Petty Bird's-foot-trefoil 4
Lotus halophilus
white sweetclover 19
Melilotus albus
small melilot 20
Melilotus indicus
Ononis serrata
Least Snoutbean 21
Rhynchosia minima
Alexandrian Senna 22
Senna alexandrina
Senna italica 23
Taverniera spartea 6
Taverniera glabra 8
Tephrosia apollinea 16
Monsonia nivea 8
Lavandula subnuda 8
Leucas inflata 11
Grey Mangrove 8
Avicennia marina
Lallemantia royleana
Geranium mascatense
Egyptian sage 24
Salvia aegyptiaca
Salvia macilenta
Salvia spinosa 8
Teucrium stocksianum 11
Crawling Spiderling 25
Boerhavia repens
Abutilon pannosum 8
Hibiscus micranthus 26
cheeseweed mallow 27
Malva parviflora
Sida urens 28
Cocculus pendulus 29
Egyptian acacia 30
Vachellia nilotica
umbrella thorn 31
Vachellia tortilis
khejri
Prosopis cineraria
Syrian Mesquite 7
Prosopis farcta
Limeum arabicum
Gisekia pharnacioides 8
Ficus cordata 32
Moringa peregrina 33
sadan 8
Neurada procumbens
Wineflower 34
Boerhavia diffusa
Henna 35
Lawsonia inermis
Olive 36
Olea europaea
desert hyacinth 37
Cistanche tubulosa
Egyptian broomrape 38
Phelipanche aegyptiaca
Nodding Broomrape 39
Orobanche cernua
Creeping Woodsorrel 40
Oxalis corniculata
Long-headed poppy 41
Papaver dubium
Glandular Plantain 42
Plantago afra
Plantago boissieri
Plantago amplexicaulis 8
Plantago ciliata 4
desert plantain 43
Plantago ovata
Limonium axillare
Polygala erioptera 44
Calligonum comosum 45
Calligonum crinitum
Rumex pictus 45
Bladder-dock 46
Rumex vesicarius
Aegean dock 47
Rumex dentatus
Pteropyrum scoparium 2
Common purslane 48
Portulaca oleracea
Portulaca quadrifida 49
Blue Scarlet Pimpernel 50
Lysimachia arvensis caerulea
Ochradenus arabicus
Ochradenus aucheri 11
lineleaf whitepuff
Oligomeris linifolia
Reseda aucheri 16
Ziziphus spina-christi 51
Prunus arabica
Callipeltis cucullaris 52
Plocama hymenostephana 8
common Middle East willow 53
Salix acmophylla
toothbrush tree 54
Salvadora persica

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