This species is known to generally grow in sand and frequently colonises disturbed habitats such as dredged areas along the Arabian Gulf coast (Western 1992). However, it can also be found in saline sand areas around the east coast plantations (Western 1992, Mahmoud et al. 2018). Suaeda aegyptiaca is an annual herb which has round, succulent leaves and can reach 50 cm in height (Western 1992, Karim and Dakheel 2006). It produces small green-yellow flowers between October and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Karim and Dakheel 2006). This species is extremely salt tolerant and is therefore a halophyte (Karim and Dakheel 2006).