Garrigue - Similar Ecoregions

Similar Ecoregions

Garrigue is a common general word for the shrubland habitat ecosystems in France along with maquis, which are known elsewhere as: phrygana in Greece; tomillares and matorral in Spain; and batha in Israel.

In California a similar Mediterranean climate ecoregion is called chaparral; in South Africa, fynbos; in Australia, mallee, and in Chile, matorral. All are in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome.

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