shrubland
Low woody terrain
Shrubland is terrain dominated by shrubs—woody plants shorter than trees, often with multiple stems rising from the base.
The term appears in ecology and land management to describe areas where shrubs form the primary vegetation: The trail wound through miles of dry shrubland.
Chaparral, scrubland, and brush are related terms for similar landscapes.
Major ecological community
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- undergrowthLow forest vegetation
ecotone · flora · fauna · wildlife · ecological · conservation · terrestrial · biotic
Clean by rubbing hard
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- brushwoodCut or fallen branches
- bushesLow woody perennials
- brushBristled cleaning tool
undergrowth · clearing · hillside · slope · arid · semi-arid · rocky · sandy
Red-barked western shrub
- sagebrushAromatic arid-land shrub
- buckwheatTriangular-seeded pseudocereal
- maquisMediterranean coastal scrub
- fire-adaptedEvolved to survive flames
drought-resistant · wildfire · xerophyte · scrub oak · mallee
Moorland flowering shrub
- moorlandOpen uncultivated upland
- moorUncultivated peaty upland
- peatlandWetland with accumulated plant matter
- bogAcidic peat wetland
bracken · grouse · upland · lichen · mosses · gorse · bilberry · juniper
Thorny warm-climate shrub
- baobabBulbous African tree species
- thornbushSpiny woody plant
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
elephants · giraffes · zebras · antelope · dry season · wet season · watering hole · kopje
biome
Major ecological community
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- vegetationPlant life collectively
undergrowth · ecotone · flora · fauna · wildlife · ecological · conservation · terrestrial · biotic · abiotic
scrub
Clean by rubbing hard
brush · undergrowth · clearing · hillside · slope · arid · semi-arid · rocky · sandy · thorny
manzanita
Red-barked western shrub
- sagebrushAromatic arid-land shrub
- buckwheatTriangular-seeded pseudocereal
- maquisMediterranean coastal scrub
fire-adapted · drought-resistant · wildfire · xerophyte · scrub oak · mallee
heather
Moorland flowering shrub
- moorlandOpen uncultivated upland
- moorUncultivated peaty upland
- peatlandWetland with accumulated plant matter
bog · bracken · grouse · upland · lichen · mosses · gorse · bilberry · juniper · windswept
acacia
Thorny warm-climate shrub
- baobabBulbous African tree species
- thornbushSpiny woody plant
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
wildlife · elephants · giraffes · zebras · antelope · dry season · wet season · watering hole · kopje · termite mound
- ecosystemsrainforest, forest, desert, jungle, ocean
- biomesdesert, forest, grassland, jungle, tundra
- habitatsforest, ocean, lake, river, pond
- natural habitatsforest, jungle, swamp, marsh, wetland
- vegetationgrassland, woodland, scrubland, forest, chaparral
- land covergrassland, woodland, scrubland, cropland, wetland
shrublandforest
Tree-dense ecosystem
old-growth forest · rainforest · woodland · timberland · mature forest