Plantago amplexicaulis
 Plantago amplexicaulis is an annual plant of the family Plantaginaceae and the genus Plantago that grows in dry sand and deserts.P. amplexicaulis is a therophyte a type of plant that survives as seed during unfavourable conditions. In the deserts where P. amplexicaulis lives this results in the desert suddenly bursting into bloom after a rainstorm.