sclerophyll
Sign in to savethumb|right|260px|Chaparral vegetation in [[Southern California]] thumb|260px|The hard leaves of a Banksia integrifolia (notice the short internodes)
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Ecology
- Climate
- Soils
- Distribution
- Land use
- Australian bush
- Evolution
- Regions
- See also
- References
thumb|right|260px|Chaparral vegetation in [[Southern California]] thumb|260px|The hard leaves of a Banksia integrifolia (notice the short internodes)
Sclerophyll is a type of vegetation that is adapted to long periods of dryness and heat. The plants feature hard leaves, short internodes (the distance between leaves along the stem) and leaf orientation which is parallel or oblique to direct sunlight.