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181:less than 1 m high.
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814:World Wildlife Fund
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179:subshrubs
131:geophytes
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88:Shrubland
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1283:Category
1236:See also
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1215:Riparian
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1067:Climatic
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1038:Tropical
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593:Silurian
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407:Caatinga
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1096:Drought
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596:schists
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548:in the
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