Maquis, Macchia

(French maquis, Italian macchia) — thickets of evergreen xerophytic sclerophyllous and spiny shrubs (usually 1.5-2.5 m) and low trees (up to 8-10 m) in Mediterranean countries, in the lower mountain belt up to 700 m altitude. Typical representatives of the maquis are myrtle, wild olive, pistachio, strawberry tree and others. They arise on the sites of cleared forests similar to phrygana and shibl…

(French maquis, Italian macchia) — thickets of evergreen xerophytic sclerophyllous and spiny shrubs (usually 1.5-2.5 m) and low trees (up to 8-10 m) in Mediterranean countries, in the lower mountain belt up to 700 m altitude. Typical representatives of the maquis are myrtle, wild olive, pistachio, strawberry tree and others. They arise on the sites of cleared forests similar to phrygana and shiblyak. Partial analogues of the maquis in other parts of the world are scrub in Australia, chaparral in North America (California, USA)