This species is a perennial branched plant that is found on hillsides, on silt amongst rocks (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2011). Feulner (2014) suggests that the species may be dependent on carbonate rock.

It can be found growing in savannah-like plain habitats consisting of sandy hummocks (Wardman et al. 1997), in addition to gravel plains (Mahmoud et al. 2018) and nearby hillsides or mountains (Western 1991). The perennial species grows as a small shrub, reaching up to 30 cm in height (Western 1991, Fawsi and Ksiksi 2012, Mahmoud et al. 2018). It has woody stems which yellow flowers on stalks present between February and June (Jongbloed et al. 2003).

This is a small, perennial shrub species which can be found growing on hillsides (Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012, Mahmoud et al. 2018). The species can grow up to 30 cm in height and has narrow green-silver leaves, in addition to yellow flower-heads which are present between February and April (Jongbloed et al. 2003).

This shrub species is perennial, producing flowers from February to April (Western 1991, Jongbloed et al. 2003). It has cylindrical, worm-like leaves and small fruits with papery wings (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Feulner 2016). The stems branch several times; the plant itself grows up to 150 cm in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is found in terrace habitats (highly disturbed habitats) within Wadi Wurayah National Park (Judas 2016), in addition to wide wadi beds, rocky wadi slopes and gravel plains (Perry 2008). It is known to favour ultrabasic bedrock environments (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998, Feulner 2016).

Pterocephalus brevis is found in the mountains to at least 1,500 m asl and on gravel plains (Jongbloed et al. 2000, Feulner 2011).

The trees can reach up to 10 m in height and are known to grow in sand dunes and plains in addition to more rocky wadi habitats (Gallacher and Hill 2005, Karim and Dakheel 2006, Mahmoud et al. 2018). In terms of growth form, this species grows from a woody shrub to a plant covered in thorns - this then allows the plant to resist grazing so that it can grow into an adult tree (Gallacher and Hill 2005). It has oblong leaves with pointed tips, in addition to solitary or twin flowers which can be seen between March to May and October to January (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Gallacher and Hill 2005, Karim and Dakheel 2006). Prosopis cineraria has also been described as a salt-tolerant and leguminous tree (Karim and Dakheel 2006). Regeneration of this perennial tree species is limited which may have knock on effects in terms of the overall population trend in the UAE (Gallacher and Hill 2005, Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012).

This annual (or short-lived perennial) herb species has slender stems that can reach up to 0.3 m in height (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Norton et al. 2009). It has linear to oblong leaves, mauve flowers, which can be seen between February and May, and fruit capsules (Jongbloed et al. 2003). Polygala irregularis typically grows within stable sand between sand dunes (Jongbloed et al. 2003), although it has also been recorded from a road-side in Al Ain.

This annual (or short-lived perennial) herb species grows within compact sand between dunes (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Mahmoud et al. 2018). The plant can reach up to 60 cm in height, has variable leaf shapes and sizes, mauve flowers which can be seen between February and May, in addition to black, oblong seeds contained within a sparsely hairy capsule (Jongbloed et al. 2003).

This species is found growing at low altitudes of montane habitats (Feulner 2011, Mahmoud et al. 2018), typically within wadi and terrace habitats (Feulner 2016). Plocama aucheri can also be found growing in gravel plains (Jongbloed et al. 2003). It is a perennial shrub that produces white trumpet flowers between January and May and has worm-like leaves (Jongbloed et al. 2003, Fawzi and Ksiksi 2012, Feulner 2016). The shrub is moderately salt tolerant and can grow in salty wadi environments (Karim and Dakheel 2006).

This plant has a downy covering (Jongbloed et al. 2003). There is little information available regarding habitat and ecology of this species.