Sclerophyll
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Sclerophyll is a type of vegetation that is adapted to long periods of dryness and heat. The plants feature hard leaves, short internodes and leaf orientation which is parallel or oblique to direct su
Chaparral vegetation in Southern California
The hard leaves of a Banksia integrifolia (notice the short internodes)
Sclerophyllous woodland in Spain
Sclerophyll woodland in Tuscany, Italy
Chaparral
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Chaparral is a shrubland plant community found primarily in California, southern Oregon, and northern Baja California, part of the California floristic province. It is shaped by a Mediterranean climat
Sclerophyll
…Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Chaparral Fynbos…
Chaparral in the Santa Ynez Mountains, near Santa Barbara, California
Old-growth chaparral more than a century old
Coastal sage scrub in San Diego County
An old-growth manzanita, a classic member of the chaparral plant community