Deserts provide xeric environments.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Malpelo Island xeric scrub - Encyclopedia of Earth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Malpelo Island xeric scrub] Reference

Araya and Paria xeric scrub - Encyclopedia of Earth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Araya and Paria xeric scrub] Reference

Baluchistan xeric woodlands - Encyclopedia of Earth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Baluchistan xeric woodlands] Reference

Its flat top is covered with xeric, stunted woodlands.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Arkansas (EPA)] Reference

Soil moisture regimes are mostly xeric (nearly ustic).    From Wordnik.com.  [Santa Clara Valley (Bailey)] Reference

Socotra Island xeric shrublands - Encyclopedia of Earth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Socotra Island xeric shrublands] Reference

Guajira-Barranquilla xeric scrub - Encyclopedia of Earth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Guajira-Barranquilla xeric scrub] Reference

Soil moisture regimes are mostly ustic, and some are xeric.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Channel Islands (Bailey)] Reference

West Saharan montane xeric woodlands - Encyclopedia of Earth.    From Wordnik.com.  [West Saharan montane xeric woodlands] Reference

It's on a hillside and has incredible diversity and is xeric.    From Wordnik.com.  [Garden Goddess for Hire] Reference

Mesquite and other xeric plants characterize the dry southwest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Oklahoma (EPA)] Reference

Otherwise, the western lowlands become dry to xeric to the south.    From Wordnik.com.  [Western Ecuador moist forests] Reference

Tibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlands - Encyclopedia of Earth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlands] Reference

Soil moisture regimes are mostly xeric (nearly ustic), and some aquic.    From Wordnik.com.  [East Bay Terraces and Alluvium (Bailey)] Reference

The montane forests are isolated from one another by xeric vegetation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cordillera La Costa montane forests] Reference

Gneissic soils are clay and iron-rich, and are typically well-drained to xeric.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)] Reference

The natural vegetation in the area is composed of grasslands and xeric woodland.    From Wordnik.com.  [Humid Pampas] Reference

Soil moisture regimes are mostly ustic and xeric (nearly ustic), and some are udic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Santa Cruz Mountains (Bailey)] Reference

North-facing slopes are less xeric and have denser tree cover than south-facing slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Oklahoma (EPA)] Reference

Soil moisture regimes are mostly xeric (nearly ustic), but some are aquic on floodplains.    From Wordnik.com.  [Watsonville Plain - Salinas Valley (Bailey)] Reference

Characteristically xeric habitats in Mexico are more diverse than any other habitat type.    From Wordnik.com.  [Central Mexican matorral] Reference

The Guajira/Barranquilla xeric scrub is located in three enclaves along the Caribbean Sea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Guajira-Barranquilla xeric scrub] Reference

These effects are most noticeable in the more arid areas (xeric thickets and Spekboomveld).    From Wordnik.com.  [Albany thickets] Reference

Surrounding ecoregions typically support more xeric conifer-dominated forests on upland landscapes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mississippi lowland forests] Reference

The area supports tropical steppe flora (below 1,500 m) and open xeric woodlands (1,500 to 2,000 m).    From Wordnik.com.  [Baluchistan xeric woodlands] Reference

This human presence affects the native xeric scrub habitat, though the extent of the damage is unclear.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ile Europa and Bassas da India xeric scrub] Reference

It is an area of internal drainage and xeric sand hills, with natural vegetation of longleaf pine and turkey oak.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Florida (EPA)] Reference

The vegetation is adapted to the xeric, acidic and nutrient-poor conditions that occur primarily in the dry season.    From Wordnik.com.  [Belize] Reference

The xeric habitats of the Araya and Paria Peninsula represent a region of isolation and subsequent species endemism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Araya and Paria xeric scrub] Reference

The forests are primarily lowland and premontane formations, and exist within a matrix of xeric and montane habitats.    From Wordnik.com.  [Catatumbo moist forests] Reference

The formation of precipitation in desert and xeric shrublands biome is limited by the subtropical high-pressure system.    From Wordnik.com.  [Terrestrial biome] Reference

This Mesteta Central Matorral xeric shrubland is no exception, with 16 endemic genera of woody plant just as an example.    From Wordnik.com.  [Central Mexican matorral] Reference

It is commonly found as an intermediate gradient between the moister, high-elevation forests and the xeric, coastal areas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Martinique] Reference

Linework for portions in Venezuela follow Huber and Alarcon, who classify this vegetation type as "spiny xeric shrublands".    From Wordnik.com.  [Guajira-Barranquilla xeric scrub] Reference

Part of a former cradle of civilization (Mesopotamia), the ecoregion is surrounded by a vast region of desert and xeric shrubland.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tigris-Euphrates alluvial salt marsh] Reference

Many xeric principles are simply common sense: Choose native plants rather than exotics, which can sometimes need lots of extra hosing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gardening Without a Sprinkler] Reference

Dominant xeric vegetation in the southern part of the ecoregion includes Prosopis flexuosa, P. chilensis, P. juliflora, and P. kuntzei.    From Wordnik.com.  [Humid Pampas] Reference

It is somewhat of an anomalous area of xeric sand hills that extend into the Gulf Coast Lowlands, with elevations generally 60-120 feet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Florida (EPA)] Reference