Chaparral (/ ˌʃæpəˈræl, ˌtʃæp -/ SHAP-ə-RAL, CHAP-) [1] is a shrubland plant community found primarily in California, southern Oregon, and northern Baja California. It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate (mild wet winters and hot dry summers) …

2025年1月13日 · Chaparral, scrubland plant communities composed of broad-leaved evergreen shrubs, bushes, and small trees—the characteristic vegetation of coastal and inland mountain areas of southwestern North America.

2020年3月2日 · Chaparral is an herb from the creosote bush, a desert shrub native to southern areas of the United States and northern regions of Mexico. It’s also called Larrea tridentate, chaparral, and...

2021年6月14日 · Chaparral is one of the Earth’s major biomes. These areas undergo long, hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters, but they vary a great deal from one another. Chaparrals can include forests,...

The Essential 64 Plants and Animals of Southern California Chaparral . From Fire, Chaparral and Survival in Southern California . by Richard W. Halsey (2008) KEY: Resp: resprouter . S: Seeder . FF: Fire Follower . Native Animals # Conmmon Name Species 1 Big-eared woodrat Neotoma macrotis 2 Wrentit Chamaea fasciata

Chaparral Plants & Other Biome Characteristics to Know.

2020年10月5日 · Chaparral is a type of woodland characterized by a combination of dry soil, warm weather, and short, hardy shrubs. The chaparral biome is dominated by short woody plants, rather than grasses (as in the grassland biome) or tall trees (as in forest biomes). The chaparral is unique to the Pacific coast of North America.

It is made up of beautiful, woody shrubs like manzanita and mountain lilac, is home to the California condor, bobcats and cougars, and has a wonderful assortment of song birds, reptiles and insects. It was also where the California grizzly bear once roamed.

2015年3月1日 · Chaparral, the dominant vegetation community in the Santa Monica Mountains, is characterized by deep-rooted, drought and fire-adapted evergreen shrubs growing on coarse-textured soils with limited water holding capacity.

Chaparral belongs to a group of desert Artimesia. The dark green stems and leaves (if drought season, pale or yellowish-green) provide a 4-8 foot miniature desert-forest. Distinguished from the usual gray color of the other desert species.