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Leader Anthony, however, thought he detected a "pale characteristic" in the animals�for example, a grey stripe in the chipmunks�and unusually "xerophytic" plants.*

From Time Magazine Archive

The extinct B. brachygnathus, presumably a dweller of a xerophytic grassland, may have had its origin from a B. minimus-like stock in the manner outlined.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

The habitat is xerophytic in the valley of the R�o Negro near Sacapulas.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

The grass Aristida setacea is a good example of a xerophytic grass.

From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.

It is well known that plants with xerophytic characteristics are not confined to dry climates; it is only necessary to mention halophytes, alpine plants and certain epiphytes.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir