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scrub; scrub-forest; brush | |||
maquis A low evergreen shrub formation, usually found on siliceous soils in the Mediterranean lands where winter rainfall and summer drought are the characteristic climate features. It consists of a profusion of aromatic species, such as lavender, myrtle, oleander and rosemary and often includes abundant spiny shrubs. It has been suggested that the maquis is a secondary vegetation, occupying the lands cleared of their natural evergreen oak forests by human activity | |||
maquis | |||
macchia; shrubland; scrubland | |||
brush-wood | |||
shrub vegetation |
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