California chaparral and woodlands

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California chaparral and woodlands
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Geography
Area	121,000 km2 (47,000 sq mi)
Countries	United States Mexico
States	Oregon California Baja California
Climate type	Mediterranean

The California chaparral and woodlands is a terrestrial ecoregion of southwestern Oregon, northern, central, and southern California (United States) and northwestern Baja California (Mexico), located on the west coast of North America. It is an ecoregion of the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome, and part of the Nearctic realm.