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