California chaparral and woodlands
The California chaparral and woodlands is a terrestrial ecoregion of southwestern Oregon, northern, central, and southern California and northwestern Baja California (Mexico), located on the west coast of North America. It is an ecoregion of the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome, and part of the Nearctic realm.
California chaparral and woodlands
Montane chaparral and woodlands in the Santa Ynez Mountains, near Santa Barbara, California
Southern coastal sage and chaparral in the Santa Monica Mountains, near Malibu.
California oak woodlands, in Gaviota State Park, near Santa Barbara, California
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Mediterranean forests, woodlands and scrub is a biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. The biome is generally characterized by dry summers and rainy winters, although in some areas rainfall may be uniform. Summers are typically hot in low-lying inland locations but can be cool near colder seas. Winters are typically mild to cool in low-lying locations but can be cold in inland and higher locations. All these ecoregions are highly distinctive, collectively harboring 10% of the Earth's plant species.
Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve in Lebanon
A Mediterranean forest, in the Region of Murcia (Spain).
Close up of Ephesos ancient Greek amphitheatre with a maquis shrubland
Springtime in Chilean Matorral a few kilometers north of Santiago along the Pan-American Highway