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chaparral

[shap-uh-ral, chap-] / ˌʃæp əˈræl, ˌtʃæp- /






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Jan. 31 as we hike through Placerita Canyon Natural Area, an east-west canyon east of Santa Clarita with lush oak woodland, chaparral and a seasonal creek.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

Yes, some of the green was invasive species, but some was made up of native grasses and shrubby chaparral plants.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Most chaparral plants are adapted to this fire cycle.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

Other chaparral plants do not rely on fire but instead simply tolerate it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

Like cottontail rabbits and chaparral birds and a baby possum that sulked and lay like dead for the first several hours until he finally decided that Arliss wasn’t going to hurt him.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson




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