This annual herb species has been recorded as growing within coastal sand dunes (Karim and Dakheel 2006, Brown et al. 2007, Mahmoud et al. 2018). The species has a well-developed extensive underground root system to deal with this arid habit (Batanouny 2001). It is a moderately salt-tolerant plant and is graze-able (Karim and Dakheel 2006). The plant itself can reach 20 cm in height and has leaves covered in fine, silky hairs (Kairm and Dakheel 2006). It produces oblong, brown seeds and white-green flowers between February to May (Karim and Dakheel 2006). As an annual, Plantago albicans germinates following winter rains and then becomes abundant within its habitat (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998). This plant is also described as an important contributor to biomass in dune and stabilised sand environments (Ghazanfar and Fisher 1998).