Re: garrigue vs maquis?

Hi Nan,
 
According to Peter Dallman, in his book, Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates, U.C. press, 1998, pages 176-177: "Maquis is a form of sclerlophyll scrub vegetation that corresponds most closely to chaparral of California and matorral of Chile. It typically consists of tall, dense, evergreen shrubs and low trees." and "Garrigue is a sparser, lower form of vegetation with many aromatic shrubs that have soft foliage. It generally occupies the drier, hotter regions with less fertile soil than maquis."
 
Happy spring from San Francisco!
 
Best wishes,
 
Pam Peirce
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What is the difference between Garrigue and Maquis?

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