What kinds of plants could grow near crystals and in (mostly) crystal sands?

Within my desert landscape--in which the climate is similar to the Sonora Desert--there are many canyons, one of which sports large, clustered growths of Elbaite Tourmaline crystals, averaging out at a height of around 8-10 feet, with smaller crystals often growing around the bases of larger ones

The crystals grow along the walls of the canyon and around the edges of a nearly dried up river. The sand surrounding the river area consists of small flakes that have been weathered away from the sandstone canyon walls and the edges of the crystals, making a layer of sand that extends for about 1-2 feet before hitting the clay soil beneath.

Now, I'm aware that clay makes for a difficult soil, so I'm more concerned with the effects the large crystals and sand composition would have on any native plant life.

posted over 7 years ago

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