Xerophytes are plants adapted to grow where there is little water by reducing transpiration by having no leaves but instead storing water in its spongy interior, having waxy exteriors, and extensive radial shallow roots. You can recognize these plants by their unique look; many are cacti. They have spines, thorns, or hairs.
Xerophytes Dictionary.com
Xerophytes at MojaveDesert.Net
Xerophytes at UNM.edu
Xerophytes at DesertUSA
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