Brassicaceae

This is an important family in Oman, with a number of distinctive species. However, a number of them are restricted to the Musandam. Several of the species shown below do not occur in Oman at all, but are found in the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula.

 

dipl harra

Diplotaxis harra, Kuwait

 

diplo acris

Diplotaxis acris, Kuwait (apparently recorded only from Jebel Ahkdar in Oman)

 

far aegypt

Farsetia aegyptia, Kuwait

 

fars aegyp

Farsetia aegyptia, Kuwait

 

brass tourn

Brassica tournefortii, Kuwait (probably only found in the Musandam in Oman)

 

cly aspera

Clypeola aspera, Musandam, Oman

 

cakile arabica

Cakile arabica, Kuwait (only found in the Musandam in Oman)

 

cakile arabica

Cakile arabica, Kuwait (only found in the Musandam in Oman)

 

matt longi

Mattiola longipetala, Kuwait (does not occur in Oman)

 

zilla spinosa

Zilla spinosa, Kuwait

 

zilla spinosa

Zilla spinosa, Kuwait

 

horwoodia

Horwoodia dicksoniae, Kuwait (does not occur in Oman)

 

physo chamae

Physorhynchus chamaerapistrum, Oman

 

physo chamae

Physorhynchus chamaerapistrum, Oman

 

morettia

Morettia parviflora, Oman

 

morettia

Morettia philaeana, Oman