This species appears to be more abundant in wetter years (Brown et al. 2007). It is an annual herb, which is found growing in sand/gravel plains in addition to wadis (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Brown et al. 2007, Mahmoud et al. 2018). Within these environments, it plays an important ecological role in terms of sand fixation and contribution to biomass (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998, Heneidy et al. 2018). The plant typically produces 1-3 stems and can grow up to 10 cm in height, producing long pointed leaves along with very small, yellow-green flowers that are present between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003).