North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral. 北美西部的一种常绿灌木状树,中小形,与禾叶栎相似,但主要生长在海岸不远山地的山脚下;形成矮栎林的重要组成部分。
chaparral
[ noun ] dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes <noun.group>
Chaparral \Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen oak.] 1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles.
{Chaparral cock}; fem. {Chaparral hen} (Zo["o]l.), a bird of the cuckoo family ({Geococcyx Californianus}), noted for running with great speed. It ranges from California to Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road runner}, {ground cuckoo}, {churea}, and {snake killer}. It is the state bird of New Mexico. [1913 Webster +PJC]
The dense chaparral canyons of Topanga State Park surround the Palisades Highlands community.