Matorral

Other common general names for this Mediterranean region shrubland habitat ecosystem are maquis and garrigue in France, Macchia Mediterraneain Italy, phrygana in Greece, mato [Portugal]], batha in Israel.

Mediterranean matorral shrublands are often part of a mosaic landscape, interspersed with forests, woodlands, grasslands, and scrublands.

[2][3] The term matorral followed the Spanish colonization of the Americas and is used to refer to Mediterranean climate woodlands and scrub,[4] as well as xeric shrublands ecosystems in Mexico,[5] Chile,[4] and elsewhere.

There are Chilean Matorral areas in central Chile, including portions of La Campana National Park.

The regional Mexican band Los Tigres Del Norte used the term matorrales, the plural form of matorral, in its famous song "Pacas De A Kilo," an example of an infamous narcocorridos, or drug ballads.