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Xerophytes
Xerophytes are plants that thrive in xeric or dry environments. Xeric environments are places where the amount of available water is insufficient.
Xeric habitats may be of the following types
Dry habitats (where the water-retaining capacity of the soil is very low and the climate is dry, e.g., desert, rock surface, wasteland, etc.).
Physiologically dry habitats (areas where water is abundant but cannot be readily absorbed by plants). These environments could be very hot, overly cold, or excessively acidic. Habitats become literally and physiologically dry, such as the side of mountains.
Xerophytes are plants that are typically found in the desert and semi-arid environments, but they can also flourish in mesophytic environments when there is enough water available. Extreme dryness, low humidity, and high temperatures are all circumstances that these plants can tolerate.
These plants develop unique structural and physiological traits when growing in unfavourable settings, primarily focusing on the following goals:
(a) absorb as much water from the environment as possible
(b) retain water in their organs for a very long period
(c) limit transpiration rate to a minimum
(d) prevent excessive water consumption.