| 1. | Its waters are crystal clear and shallow, the vegetation is xerophytic.
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| 2. | Other xerophytic plants have developed similar strategies by a process known as convergent evolution.
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| 3. | This climate has led to a xerophytic vegetation, including shrubs and tussock grass.
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| 4. | This is a xerophytic group endemic to the Peruvian and Chilean deserts and adjacent Argentina.
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| 5. | The plants generally consist of xerophytic shrubs, especially oaks, with occasional pine trees.
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| 6. | The natural vegetation is sparse and dominated by xerophytic shrubs and trees and / or ephemeral grasses
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| 7. | White-throated woodrats require large amounts of water obtained through various xerophytic plants, especially cacti.
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| 8. | Xerophytic plants such as cactus have very thick cuticles to help them survive in their arid climates.
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| 9. | The natural vegetation is sparse and dominated by xerophytic shrubs and trees and / or ephemeral grasses.
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| 10. | It also presents a xerophytic scrub vegetation in the drier areas of the River Basin Nuestra Se�ora.
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