- 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...
- in
other plants, a
hollow fruit or
inflorescence might detach instead.
Xerophyte tumbleweed species occur most
commonly in
steppe and arid ecosystems,...
- to
living in dry
environments such as succulents, are
termed xerophytes. Not all
xerophytes are succulents,
since there are
other ways of
adapting to a...
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Euphorbia is a very
large and
diverse genus of
flowering plants,
commonly called spurge, in the
family Euphorbiaceae. "Euphorbia" is
sometimes used in...
- 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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Xerophytes: Cardón
cacti in the Baja
California desert, Cataviña region, Mexico...
- Some
xerophytes will
reduce the
surface of
their leaves during water deficiencies (left). If
temperatures are cool
enough and
water levels are adequate...
- and
subtropical areas, and
tolerates hot and
humid coastal areas. As a
xerophyte (drought-resistant species),
carob is well
adapted to the
conditions of...
- light-absorption
efficiency in
favor of
protection from herbivory. For
xerophytes the
major constraint is not
light flux or intensity, but drought. Some...
