Chaparral:
Cool, rainy winters and dry summers
Dense, spiny, evergreen shrubs dominate
Most of the plants are fire-adapted. Many species can only reproduce via periodic fires
This biome has high biodiversity, with a great deal of endemism. Endemism is when species are found in one place only
This biome is rather uncommon, being confined to relatively few locations with a Mediterranean climate, California, Costal South America, South Africa, the Mediterranean, and Western Australia