It occurs in rocky xerophyte communities in the middle montane zone. It a salt-tolerant xerophyte that is found in the Syrian desert. It is a xerophyte and has not been domesticated. A more well-known xerophyte is the succulent plant "Agave americana". These species form the only restricted xerophyte species group in the genus "Cucurbita". The plant is classified as a xerophyte, having adapted itself to places with little water. This plant is a xerophyte, and grows on karst mountain terrains. Cucurbita pedatifolia is a xerophyte plant species of the genus "Cucurbita". An easily cultivated, fast growing epiphyte or xerophyte.