 Fluffy seeds of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) on dark background taken from roadside near Mesaieed. Qatar, May 27, 2016
 Dry plant of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) with fluffy seeds near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
 Dry plant of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) with fluffy seeds on a roadside near Abu Nahlah. Qatar, April 25, 2014
 Fluffy seeds of Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) on roadside of a road to Zubara in area of Al Magdah farms in northern Qatar, May 2, 2014
 Fluffy seeds of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) on roadside of Salwa Road, south-west from Doha. Qatar, April 23, 2014
 Dry plant of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
 Fluffy seeds of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) in a depression near Film City north from Zekreet in Ras Abrouq Peninsula. Qatar, June 24, 2016
 Close up of a flower bud of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus) in a large roadside depression near Route 77 to Ras Laffan. Qatar, February 6, 2016
 Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) with seeds in a depression north from Zekreet in Ras Abrouq Peninsula. Qatar, June 24, 2016
 Fluffy seed head of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) in a depression near Film City north from Zekreet in Ras Abrouq Peninsula. Qatar, June 24, 2016
 Flower of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) taken from a roadside of Salwa Highway. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
 Crashed flower of distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) taken from a roadside of Salwa Highway. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
 Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) with a flower bud in a large roadside depression near Route 77 to Ras Laffan. Qatar, February 6, 2016
 Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) on roadside of a road to Zubara in area of Al Magdah farms in northern Qatar, May 2, 2014
 Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, February 19, 2016
 Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) on a gravel plane near a road to Harrarah (Al Kharrarah). Southern Qatar, April 23, 2016
 Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) with fruits in a depression near Film City north from Zekreet in Ras Abrouq Peninsula. Qatar, June 24, 2016
 Distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) in a runnel north from Dukhan in western Qatar, March 3, 2014
 Yellow distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) near a road north from Ash Shahaniyah. Western Qatar, March 1, 2014
 Yellow distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) on a rocky ridge of Jebel Fuwairit. Northern Qatar, March 20, 2015
 Yellow distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) in desert of Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha. Qatar, March 2, 2012
 Yellow distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) in desert near industrial zone of Ras Laffan, north from Doha. Qatar, March 23, 2013
 Yellow distaff-thistle (Atractylis carduus, local names jalwa, laymoony, shuwwaykh) in a small wadi near Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya Farms. South-western Qatar, March 29, 2014
 Fluffy seeds of Leptadenia pyrotechnica taken from roadside of Salwa Road in Southern Qatar, June 10, 2016
 Fluffy seeds of yellow thistle (Bull thistle, Cirsium horridulum) on sewage line right-of-way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 2, 2023
 Fluffy seeds of thistle (Cirsium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 20, 2014
 Fluffy seeds of thistle (Cirsium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, August 1, 2021
 Fluffy seeds of bull thistle (Cirsium horridulum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 7, 2018
 Dry plant of Launaea nudicaulis(?) or may be L. procumbens with seeds near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
 Fluffy seeds of thistle (Cirsium) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, June 20, 2022
 Dry plants on roadside near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
 Yellow flower and white fluffy seeds of sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) on a trailway near Birch Creek Unit of Somerville Lake State Park. Texas, March 29, 2024
 Fluffy seeds of Sewan grass (Lasiurus scindicus) on sand dunes in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 8, 2016
 Fluffy seeds of Sewan grass (Lasiurus scindicus) on sand dunes in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
 Accumulation of fluffy seeds of Sewan grass (Lasiurus scindicus) in sand dunes in Maszhabiya (Al Mashabiya) Reserve near Abu Samra. Southern Qatar, April 29, 2016
 Horsebean (paloverde, Ratama, Parkinsonia aculeata) on roadside of a road to Mesaieed. Qatar, March 4, 2016
 Horsebean (paloverde, Ratama, Parkinsonia aculeata) grown on roadside of a road to Mesaieed. Qatar, March 4, 2016
 Narrow leaves of Horsebean (paloverde, Ratama, Parkinsonia aculeata) on roadside of a road to Mesaieed. Qatar, March 4, 2016
 Seeds of common tumbleweed (Amaranthus albus) taken from roadside depression of Dukhan Highway. Qatar, January 15, 2016
 Seeds of yellow thistle (Bull thistle, Cirsium horridulum) on sewage line right-of-way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 2, 2023
 Arrangement of seeds of yellow thistle (Bull thistle, Cirsium horridulum) on sewage line right-of-way in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 2, 2023
 Fluffy seeds of Sodom Apple (Calotropis procera) taken from Al Sham Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, March 8, 2014
 Seed head of smooth sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) in a roadside depression east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, January 23, 2016
 Fluffy seeds of a plant of aster family in desert near industrial zone of Ras Laffan, north from Doha. Qatar, March 23, 2013
 Salsola drummondii taken from roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Qatar, July 4, 2015
 Smooth sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) grown near acacia tree in windblown sand on roadside of Salwa Road in area of Khashem Al Nekhsh. Southern Qatar, March 18, 2016
 Sand Spurry (Spergularia diandra?) with flowers and black seeds on a roadside east from Al Jebail water treatment plant. Al Khor, Qatar, January 23, 2016
 Branch of Salsola drummondii taken from roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Qatar, July 4, 2015
 Salsola drummondii on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015
 Twigs of Salsola drummondii taken from roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Qatar, July 4, 2015
 Close up of Salsola drummondii taken from roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Qatar, July 4, 2015
 Twig Salsola drummondii on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015
 Twig of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) taken from roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Qatar, July 10, 2015
 Shoots of Salsola drummondii on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015
 Dry plant of Fagonia indica(?) with seeds on roadside in area of Jebel Al-Nakhsh (Khashm an Nakhsh). South-western Qatar, June 10, 2016
 Branch of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
 Bush of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra in Southern Qatar, July 10, 2015
 Winter rosette of musk thistle (Carduus nutans, Asteraceae) in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Musk thistle (Carduus nutans) near a former pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2021
 Flower of musk thistle (Carduus nutans) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2021
 Musk thistle (Carduus nutans) near a former pond in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 19, 2021
 Blooming musk thistle (Carduus nutans) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2021
 Winter rosette of milk thistle (Carduus marianus) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 16, 2023
 Winter rosette of milk thistle (Carduus marianus) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, January 7, 2024
 Flower head of musk thistle (Carduus nutans) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2021
 Thorny flowers of musk thistle (Carduus nutans) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2021
 Round-leaf variety of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Qatar, July 10, 2015
 Close-up of a flower head of musk thistle (Carduus nutans) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 13, 2021
 Close up of round-leaf variety of seablite (Suaeda vermiculata) taken from roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Qatar, July 10, 2015
 Fleabane Daisy (Erigeron bonariensis, Conyza bonariensis) with fluffy seeds in a silty depression in Al Nuaman (Al Numan) near Zubara. Northern Qatar, January 8, 2015
 Central area of a winter rosette of milk thistle (Carduus marianus) in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, December 16, 2023
 Rosette and a seedling of milk thistle (Silybum marianum, Carduus marianus) at Lake Spur Trail in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, December 25, 2011
 Rosette of leaves of milk thistle (Silybum marianum, Carduus marianus) on a site of a recent burn in Bastrop State Park. Bastrop, Texas, February 23, 2020
 Fluffy seed head of sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 28, 2024
 Fluffy seed head of sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 27, 2023
 Tetraena qatarense (Zygophyllum qatarense, local name harm) in sand on roadside between Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Southern Qatar, July 4, 2015
 Fluffy seeds of cattail (Typha) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 10, 2022
 Fluffy seeds of frostweed(?) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 20, 2024
 Fluffy seeds of eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 1, 2019
 Fluffy seeds of dog fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, November 22, 2020
 Head of cattail (Typha) with fluffy seeds in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 29, 2022
 Fluffy seeds of aster in Little Lake Creek Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Richards, Texas, May 26, 2012
 Fluffy seeds of gayfeather (Liatris) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, October 20, 2024
 Dry plant of lunaria (Savignya parviflora) near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
 Fluffy seeds of wand blackroot (Pterocaulon virgatum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 26, 2022
 Fluffy seeds of wand blackroot (Pterocaulon virgatum) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 29, 2022
 Fluffy seeds of silver bluestem grass (Bothriochloa laguroides)(?) in Bee Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 24, 2022
 Fluffy seeds of a plant of aster family on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, July 29, 2021
 Fluffy seeds of cattails (typha) on a pipeline clearing in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, June 22, 2022
 Fluffy seeds of Western ironweed (Vernonia baldwini) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, September 8, 2023
 Fluffy seeds of goatsbead flower (Tragopogon pratensis) in Siverskaya, 50 miles south from Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 13, 2017
 Fluffy seeds of Antelope horns milkweed (Asclepias viridis) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, May 17, 2018
 Fluffy seeds of common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) in Wolf Pen Creek Park. College Station, Texas, March 31, 2021
 Fluffy seeds of Chinese silver grass (Miscanthus sinensis) in Antique Rose Emporium. Independence, Texas, November 12, 2020
 Fluffy seeds of tall goldenrod (Solidago) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 21, 2024
 Fluffy dry seeds of gayfeather (Liatris mucronata(?)) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 21, 2024
 Sands south from Sealine Beach Resort near Mesaieed. Southern Qatar, May 27, 2016
 Fluffy seeds of groundsel bush (seepwillow, Baccharis halimifolia) in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, October 1, 2024
 Fluffy dry seeds of Western ironweed (Vernonia baldwinii)(?) on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, January 21, 2024
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