- A
xerophyte (from Gr**** ξηρός
xeros 'dry' + φυτόν
phuton 'plant') is a
species of
plant that has
adaptations to
survive in an
environment with little...
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possessing CAM are
either epiphytes (e.g., orchids, bromeliads) or
succulent xerophytes (e.g., cacti,
cactoid Euphorbias), but CAM is also
found in hemiepiphytes...
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living in dry
environments such as succulents, are
termed xerophytes. Not all
xerophytes are succulents,
since there are
other ways of
adapting to a...
- cactoids—specialize in
surviving in hot and dry
environments (i.e. are
xerophytes), but the
first ancestors of
modern cacti were
already adapted to periods...
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other plants, a
hollow fruit or
inflorescence might detach instead.
Xerophyte tumbleweed species occur most
commonly in
steppe and arid ecosystems,...
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Xerophytes: Cardón
cacti in the Baja
California desert, Cataviña region, Mexico...
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International Center for
Agricultural Research in the Dry
Areas Xeriscaping Xerophyte Barani Institute of
Information Technology Barani Institute of Sciences...
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subtropical areas, and
tolerates hot and
humid coastal areas. As a
xerophyte (drought-resistant species),
carob is well
adapted to the
conditions of...
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region in the state's
southern portions,
which is rich in a
landscape of
xerophyte plants such as the cactus. This region's
topography was
shaped by prehistoric...
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plant that
cannot withstand much rain. A
similar term are
xerophile and
xerophyte.
Ombrophile or ombrophilous/ombrophilic
plant is a
plant that thrives...
