Cacti are xerophytic plants.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Semidesert comprising xerophytic cushion grasses occur above 1,000 m.    From Wordnik.com.  [Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina] Reference

The natural vegetation was primarily longleaf pine and xerophytic oaks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Florida (EPA)] Reference

Thus, the vegetation tends to be xerophytic but with persistent foliage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rio Negro campinarana] Reference

CRUSE, R.R. (1959) Recent highlights in the chemurgy of xerophytic plants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

Temperate desert climates support the sparse xerophytic shrub vegetation typical of semidesert.    From Wordnik.com.  [Temperate Desert Division (Bailey)] Reference

Also, baobabs Adansonia are found here, and xerophytic plants such as Aloe on rocky formations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve, Madagascar] Reference

The second story is poorly developed and consists of spiny and xerophytic species, mostly shrubs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deccan thorn scrub forests] Reference

The vegetation consists of rain forests, xerophytic forests, and, to a lesser extent, open savannas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Water profile of Suriname] Reference

Littoral xerophytic thorn scrubs are low - to mid-height communities (0.5 – 5 m) of variable density.    From Wordnik.com.  [Araya and Paria xeric scrub] Reference

All xerophytic vegetation in both Araya and Macanao is under strong pressure from overgrazing by goats.    From Wordnik.com.  [Araya and Paria xeric scrub] Reference

Lower montane forest, xerophytic rain forest, evergreen formations and some elfin woodland also occurs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trinidad and Tobago dry forests] Reference

Lower montane forest, xerophytic rain forest, evergreen formations, and some elfin woodland also occurs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trinidad and Tobago moist forests] Reference

The semi-desert cover is a xerophytic shrub vegetation accompanied by a poorly developed herbaceous layer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Temperate Steppe Division (Bailey)] Reference

This zone is composed of drought-tolerant, xerophytic species of cacti, trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Galápagos Islands xeric scrub] Reference

The vegetation of the region is similar to dry deciduous woodland but is characterized by more xerophytic species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Madagascar succulent woodlands] Reference

The semi-arid area with dense scrubby xerophytic vegetation is located in the lowermost slopes, ranging from 2-200 masl.    From Wordnik.com.  [La Costa xeric shrublands] Reference

The answer is to choose ones thathave xerophytic modifications, which means they hang on to water for as long as possible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gardens: Roof gardens] Reference

Both the caldenal and the talares types of sparse xerophytic forests that have been exploited for the removal of firewood.    From Wordnik.com.  [Argentine Espinal] Reference

Grewia spp., and Gardenia spp. and xerophytic climbers such as species of Tragia, Rivea, Tinospora, Vitis, and Peristrophe.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northwestern thorn scrub forests] Reference

Vegetation cover is generally 25-30% in desert habitats and is mostly composed of xerophytic and turf-forming plant species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eastern Anatolian montane steppe] Reference

Sometimes adaptations to protect the plant during seasons of drought, such as the rolling up of the thallus in many xerophytic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference

The vegetation is characteristic of deciduous xerophytic forests, palm groves, grassy savannas, grassy steppes, bushy steppes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Argentine Espinal] Reference

Moving inland, xerophytic elements and deciduous trees develop, alternating with evergreens that sometimes form true woody masses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paraguana xeric scrub] Reference

The Guajira/Barranquilla ecoregion along the Caribbean Sea in Venezuela and Colombia is a unique xerophytic area in the neotropics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Guajira-Barranquilla xeric scrub] Reference

In drier areas, the thorn forest transitions into xerophytic shrubland and semiarid vegetation, usually dominated by Euphorbia species.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northwestern thorn scrub forests] Reference

Introduced plants have invaded the xerophytic communities on the lowland and have often replaced the natural Euphorbia-rich vegetation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mediterranean acacia-argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets] Reference

Candler-Tavares-Apopka is the soil association of the welldrained upland areas, with longleaf pine and xerophytic oak natural vegetation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of Florida (EPA)] Reference

The caldén subregion is characterized by the abundance of calden trees (Prosopis caldenia) forming more or less dense xerophytic forests.    From Wordnik.com.  [Argentine Espinal] Reference

In general, the vegetation of this steppe ecoregion is xerophytic and highly adapted for protection against drought, wind, and herbivores.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patagonian steppe] Reference

Shrub semi-desert cover the northern part of the region transitioning into more xerophytic communities on sandy, rubble soils to the south.    From Wordnik.com.  [Eastern Gobi desert steppe] Reference

Excluding the Cerro Copey montane forest, the species composition of these ecoregions is common to other xerophytic regions of the Caribbean.    From Wordnik.com.  [Araya and Paria xeric scrub] Reference

It consists of many xerophytic plant species such as Koeleria vallesiana, Festuca vallesiaca, Artemisia vallesiaca, Stipa pennata and Juniperus sabina.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn, Switzerland] Reference

Free self-guided tours of the 220-acre xerophytic garden, or guided tours by appointment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Starbulletin Headlines] Reference

The 4.2 to 3.9 cal kyr BP ACC is characterized by a xerophytic woods and shrubs pollen-derived biome.    From Wordnik.com.  [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences current issue] Reference