Tehuacán Valley matorral
| Tehuacán Valley matorral | |
|---|---|
Landscape near San Antonio Texcala, Puebla, Mexico | |
Map of the Tehuacán Valley matorral | |
| Ecology | |
| Realm | Neotropical |
| Biome | deserts and xeric shrublands |
| Borders | |
| Geography | |
| Area | 9,842 km2 (3,800 sq mi) |
| Country | Mexico |
| States | |
| Conservation | |
| Conservation status | Critical/endangered |
| Protected | 1,594 km² (16%) |
The Tehuacán Valley matorral is a xeric shrubland ecoregion, of the deserts and xeric shrublands biome, located in eastern Central Mexico.
Matorral is a Spanish word, along with tomillares, for shrubland, thicket or bushes. The term is used alone for a Mediterranean climate ecosystem in Southern Europe.