caatinga
Caatinga (; ) is a type of semi-arid tropical vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in interior northeastern Brazil. The name "Caatinga" comes from the Tupi word ''ka'atinga'', meaning 'white forest' (''ka'a'' = 'forest, vegetation'; tinga = 'white'). The Caatinga is a xeric shrubland and thorn forest, which consists primarily of small, thorny trees that shed their leaves seasonally. Cacti, thick-stemmed plants, thorny brush, and arid-adapted grasses make up the ground layer. Most vegetation experiences a brief burst of activity during the three-month-long rainy season.
Key facts
- Ecoregion.name
- Caatinga
- Ecoregion.image
- Um mundo chamado Sertão.jpg
- Ecoregion.image_alt
- Photo of arid landscape
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- Landscape
- Ecoregion.map
- Ecoregion NT1304.svg
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- Map of the Caatinga ecoregion.
- Ecoregion.ecozone
- Neotropical
- Ecoregion.biome
- deserts and xeric shrublands
- Ecoregion.border1
- Atlantic Coast restingas
- Ecoregion.border2
- Atlantic dry forests
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- Bahia interior forests
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- Caatinga moist-forest enclaves
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