This habitat covers a large proportion of low altitude landscape of northern Oman and is comprised largely of gently sloping and undulating alluvial and stony plains, intersected in places by picturesque wadis. Plants of note include: Acacia ehrenbergiana, Boerhaviaeleganssubsp.stenophylla, Convolvulus piloselifolius, Euphorbia larica, Lavandulasubnuda, and Ziziphusspina-christi.