A __________ is species of plant that has adapted to survive in an environment with little liquid water.

A xerophyte is a species of plant that has adaptations to survive in an environment with little liquid water, such as a desert or an ice- or snow-covered region in the Alps or the Arctic. Examples include cacti and pineapple plants.
Hydrophytes are plants adapted to live in aquatic environments.

Mesophytes are terrestrial plants adapted to neither very wet nor very dry environments.

Thallophytes are a primitive group of non-moving plants comprising unicellular or large multicellular organisms (like algae, fungi, and lichens).