Chaparral is a scrubland biome characterized by dense, thorny evergreen shrubs, found in midlatitudes with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers.
El chaparral es un bioma de matorral con arbustos densos y espinosos de hoja perenne en latitudes medias, con inviernos suaves y lluviosos y veranos largos, calurosos y secos.
| Front | chaparral |
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| Back | 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, dry summers. |
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