The natural vegetation is sparse and dominated by xerophytic shrubs and trees and/or ephemeral grasses. Herbaceous perennials (rarely annual or biennial), sometimes succulent or xerophytic, often with perennating rhizomes. Plants in general are xerophytic and mostly dwarf shrubs or small herbs. In genus of small herbs or shrubs, xerophytic In nature. White-throated woodrats require large amounts of water obtained through various xerophytic plants, especially cacti. The reserve's vegetation is mainly xerophytic as groundwater is scarce. "Tillandsia xerographica" is a slow-growing, xerophytic epiphyte. The plain, Caucasian, xerophytic and desert types belong to foothills, the lowlands, especially Kur-Araz lawland. These species obviously belong to the mountainous xerophytic type. It probably lives in xerophytic vegetation and is presumably an egg-laying species. The xerophytic ecosystem is also known as dry woodland. The flora in the commune is mainly xerophytic and Mediterranean Phytochorion. Most of its flora were xerophytic (adapted to dry environments). Other xerophytic plants have developed similar strategies by a process known as convergent evolution. Xerophytic plants are used widely to prevent desertification and for fixation of sand dunes.