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title: "How do plants survive in the desert?"  
description: "How do plants survive in the desert?"  
author: "Baishakhi Ghosh"  
published: 2023-10-21  
updated: 2023-10-24  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/104249/how-do-plants-survive-in-the-desert  
category: "nature"  
tags: ["nature"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do plants survive in the desert?



## Answers

### Answer by Kshitij Agrawal

Plants that survive in deserts have evolved various adaptations to cope with the extreme [environmental](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1638/5-shocking-environmental-effects-of-e-waste) [conditions](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/394/javascript-if-else), which include high temperatures, limited [water](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/323154/fluoride-in-your-water-filtration-guide-2020) availability, and nutrient-poor soil.

**1. Water [Storage](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1293/what-are-the-different-types-of-storage-in-html-5)**

**2. Reduced Leaf [Surface](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/907/how-to-surface-a-value-for-more-than-one-row-in-mysql)**

## 3. Waxy Coating

**4. Shallow and Wide Root [Systems](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/85451/best-travel-systems-for-newborns-to-pick)**

## 5. Dormancy

**6. C4 and CAM [Photosynthesis](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1880/the-research-findings-suggests-the-loss-of-water-from-plant-leaves-do-not-get-controlled-by-stomata)**

**7. [Salt](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300859/what-happens-when-you-stop-eating-sugar-and-salt) [Tolerance](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48491/who-is-the-writer-of-the-tolerance)**

## 8. Deep Roots

## 9. Sparse Distribution

**10. [Heat](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/54961/the-best-double-din-head-unit-chronicles) Tolerance**

## 11. Seed Adaptations

## 12. Associations with Microorganisms


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