chaparral

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001199",
  "term": "chaparral",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Low, dense growth of shrubby vegetation or stunted and dwarf trees in arid and semi-arid regions of the southwestern U.S. The coast range foothills of California are characterized by Atriplex canescens (four-wing saltbush), Ceanothus spp., and Arctostaphylos spp. (manzanita). In other places, dense thickets of Prosopis spp. (mesquite) and thickets of oaks may be called chaparral.",
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "vegetation types",
    "sclerophyll forests",
    "chaparral soils"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "chaparral"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/chaparral/"
}