(i) Desert vegetation is found where rainfall is scanty about 10-50 cm. It is found in Ladakh region of Jammu-Kashmir, Saurashtra in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and some dry areas of the Deccan Plateau. (ii) These trees are xerophytyic (drought resisting), thorny shrubs. (iii) Cactus, Khair, Kikar, Khajera (date-palm), Babul (Acacia). (iv) Babul yields a gum and the bark is used for tanning hides and skins. Khair is valuable for timber and products such as dye for tanning.