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Shrubland that treats wildfire less like disaster and more like a personality test.
means A dense ecosystem of drought-tough evergreen shrubs found in dry, summer-baked climates like California.
from From Spanish chaparro, a scrub oak, plus the suffix for a place thick with them; the chaps cowboys wore took their name from riding through it.
Fire-dependentSome seeds only germinate after smoke or flame.
Climate twinMirrors the Mediterranean maquis nearly leaf for leaf.
Waxy armorLeaves seal in water to survive brutal summers.