Chaparral
Surface-to-air weapon
Chaparral is dense, scrubby vegetation of dry regions, especially the drought-adapted brush covering hillsides in California and the American Southwest.
The plants are typically evergreen shrubs with tough, leathery leaves.
By extension, chaparral refers to any landscape dominated by such growth: The fire swept through miles of chaparral.
Red-barked western shrub
- scrub oakLow-growing drought-tolerant tree
- sagebrushAromatic arid-land shrub
- yuccaSpiny desert plant
- sumacSpice shrub, sometimes irritating
buckwheat · laurel · greasewood · waxy · aromatic · shrub · bush · woody
Fast terrestrial cuckoo
- coyoteWild North American canid
- quailFlinch from fear
- lizardFour-legged scaled reptile
- rattlesnakeViper with segmented tail noisemaker
mule deer · bobcat · jackrabbit · woodrat · scrub jay · wren · thrasher · tarantula
Bush-dominated vegetation zone
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
- brushlandArea of dense shrubs
- maquisMediterranean coastal scrub
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
drought-resistant · evergreen · thicket · canyon · hillside · watershed · erosion · wildland
Uncontrolled vegetation blaze
- burnDamage by heat
- combustibleCapable of burning
- flammableProne to ignition
- fire-adaptedEvolved to survive flames
crown fire · conflagration · ember · fuel load · fire season · Santa Ana winds · regrowth · regeneration
manzanita
Red-barked western shrub
sumac · buckwheat · laurel · greasewood · waxy · aromatic · shrub · bush · woody
roadrunner
Fast terrestrial cuckoo
rattlesnake · mule deer · bobcat · jackrabbit · woodrat · scrub jay · wren · thrasher · tarantula · gopher snake
shrubland
Bush-dominated vegetation zone
Mediterranean · drought-resistant · evergreen · thicket · canyon · hillside · watershed · erosion · wildland · semi-arid
wildfire
Uncontrolled vegetation blaze
- burnDamage by heat
- combustibleCapable of burning
- flammableProne to ignition
fire-adapted · crown fire · conflagration · ember · fuel load · fire season · Santa Ana winds · regrowth · regeneration · prescribed burn
California
West coast megastate
- BajaNorthwestern Mexican peninsula
- ChileSlender Andean coastal nation
- South AfricaRainbow nation
Australia · coastal · inland · San Diego · Los Angeles · western · terrain · rugged · rocky · canyon
- Boat BrandsHatteras, Hinckley, Viking, Bavaria, Bertram
- fontsHelvetica, Arial, Georgia, Verdana, Times
- New Mexico PlacesAlbuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, Carlsbad, Gallup
- Calgary NeighborhoodsKensington, Inglewood, Sunnyside, Brentwood, Ramsay
- TolimaHonda, Fresno, Prado, Ortega, Dolores
- Southern New MexicoAlamogordo, White Sands, Sunspot, Weed
Chaparraltropical rainforest
Humid equatorial biome with dense vegetation
rainforest · jungle · wetland · swamp · marsh
Chaparralold-growth forest
Long-undisturbed mature woodland ecosystem
dense forest · desert · tundra · grassland · prairie