A type of plant community common to areas of the world that have a Mediterranean climate (for example, California and Italy). It is characterized by shrubs, shrubby thickets and small trees that are a [..]

(shap-uh-ral) A scrubland biome of dense, spiny evergreen shrubs found at midlatitudes along coasts where cold ocean currents circulate offshore; characterized by mild, rainy winters and long, hot, dr [..]

"shrub thicket," 1850, American English, from Spanish chaparro "evergreen oak," perhaps from Basque txapar "little thicket," diminutive of sapar "heath, thicket.&quo [..]

A dense shrub plant community that is adapted to frequent fires

A collective Western USA planting of scrubby underbrush. Charcoal

an evergreen shrub community adapted to dry seasons. Although it secrets a resin that burns like gasoline, homes continue to be built in its potentially explosive thickets.

a biome of scrub vegetation i.e. one dominated by short, woody dense bushes, found in California. Related to maquis of the Mediterranean. Adapted for hot, dry summers and mild winters which may includ [..]

A dry shrub land found in the west; manzanita, chamisal and mahogany are typical plants.

Thicket of oaks

(n) dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

Found in coastal areas between 30 and 40 degrees latitude, in areas with a Mediterranean climate. Vegetation is dominated by stands of dense, spiny shrubs with tough (hard or waxy) evergreen leaves. M [..]

Dense brushy habitat of woody shrubs wtih small, thick evergreen leaves.

Brushy areas where plants such as manzanita, cliff rose, scrub oak, and ceanothus are the dominant plants.

A type of dry habitat consisting of short shrubs and scrubby oaks.

A thicket of scrub oak and other brush.

Impenetrably dense, evergreen, leathery-leaved shrubs that are active in winter, dormant in summer, and adapted to frequent fires either through resprouting or seed carry-over. There is a characterist [..]

A dense, dry scrubland or heathland plant community, predominantly shaped by mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.

A shrub-dominated ecosystem that occurs in south-temperate environments with winter rains and summer drought.