{{Short description|Type of biome in the Mediterranean region}} {{Redirect2|Macchia|Macchie}} thumb|Map of maquis regions of the world thumb|Low maquis in Corsica thumb|High ''macchia'' in Sardinia '''{{lang|fr|Maquis|i=no}}''' ({{IPAc-en|UK|m|æ|ˈ|k|iː}} {{respell|ma|KEE}}, {{IPAc-en|US|m|ɑː|ˈ|k|iː}} {{respell|mah|KEE}}, {{IPA|fr|maki|lang}}) or '''{{lang|it|macchia|i=no}}''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɑː|k|i|ə}} {{respell|MAH|kee|ə}}, {{IPA|it|ˈmakkja|lang}}; often {{lang|it|macchia mediterranea}} in Italian; {{langx|co|machja}}, {{IPA|co|ˈmaca|pron}}; {{langx|hr|makija}}; {{Langx|oc|maquís}}; {{Langx|ca|màquia}}) is a savanna-like shrubland biome in the Mediterranean region, typically consisting of densely growing evergreen shrubs.<ref name=MarCavShrublands>{{cite book|title=Habitats of the world.|date=2006|publisher=Marshall Cavendish|location=New York|isbn=978-0761475231|pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_0761475311/page/n11 488], 492–493|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_0761475311|url-access=registration|quote=maquis shrubland.|access-date=26 November 2015}}</ref><ref name=SoilOfItaly>{{cite book|editor-last1=Costantini|editor-first1=Edoardo A.C. |editor-last2=Dazzi|editor-first2=Carmelo |title=The soils of Italy|date=2013|publisher=Springer|location=Dordrecht|isbn=978-9400756410|pages=30,78,80,83,255,283|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MbhEAAAAQBAJ&q=macchia+erosion&pg=PA86|access-date=26 November 2015}}</ref>
Maquis is characterized by plants of the family Lamiaceae, genera ''Laurus'' and ''Myrtus'', and species ''Olea europaea'', ''Ceratonia siliqua'', and ''Ficus carica''. It is similar to garrigue.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maquis |url=https://www.britannica.com/science/maquis-vegetation |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |language=en}}</ref>
==See also== *Mining maquis * Maquis (disambiguation) * Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
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==External links== * {{Commons category-inline|Maquis shrubland}} * {{Commons category-inline|Maquis (vegetation)}} * {{Commons category-inline|Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maquis Shrubland}} * Category:Ecoregions of Europe Category:Ecoregions of Metropolitan France Category:Environment of the Mediterranean Category:Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Category:Palearctic ecoregions Category:Subshrubs Category:Flora of the Mediterranean basin
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