What is Sclerophyll?
[[Image:Fynbos-landscape-1.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Fynbos]] in [[South Africa]] ]] '''Sclerophyll''' is a type of vegetation which has hard [[leaf|leaves]] and short internodes (the distance between leaves along the stem). The word comes from the Greek ''sclero'' (hard) and ''phyllon'' (leaf). Sclerophyllous plants occur in many parts of the world.<ref> Hogan, C. Michael 2010. [http://www.eoearth.org/article/Leather_Oak ''Leather Oak, Quercus durata''. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and Environment]. Washington DC</ref> They are shaped by a [[Mediterranean]] climate, with mild, wet winters and long hot dry summers. [[Wildfire]]s often occur. These conditions feature summer drought-tolerant plants with hard sclerophyllous [[evergreen]] leaves, This kind of climate occurs in: #The [[Americas]], in the [[chaparral]] [[biome]]s ##[[California]]n woodlands ##[[Chile]]an Matorral #[[Australia]], this type of biome occurs throughout western ([[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]), eastern ([[Sydney]]) and southern ([[Adelaide]]) areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/ThreatenedSpeciesApp/VegClass.aspx?vegClassName=Sydney+Coastal+Dry+Sclerophyll+Forests |title=Sydney Coastal Dry Sclerophyll Forests |publisher=NSW Environment & Heritage |accessdate=September 17, 2012}}</ref> #[[Mediterranean]] forests, woodlands, and [[scrub]] biome that cover the Mediterranean Basin #[[Cape Province]] of [[South Africa]]. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Botany]] {{biology-stub}}