Fruits of Bienertia cycloptera on a beach in Abu Samra, near the border. Southern Qatar
The image shows a cluster of small, round fruits or berries growing from the ground. The plants are sandy-colored and appear to be either dead or dry. They resemble grapes in shape but lack leaves.
It is likely that these fruits have fallen off of Bienertia cycloptera, an annual succulent plant also known as the sand bean, which grows well on sandy beaches near sea level.
Bienertia cycloptera has several unusual features for a plant: it lacks chlorophyll and does not undergo photosynthesis; its leaves are reduced to scales; it is an annual that dies after flowering; and it produces berries that grow directly from the roots rather than from stems. – AI vision
