Chaparral (disambiguation)

Chaparral is derived from the Spanish word chaparro (translation: "a forest made of short trees") and applies to a biome found in California and other Mediterranean climates.

Chaparral may also refer to:

Biology

Geococcyx, a genus of birds commonly known as roadrunners, also known as chaparral birds, chaparral cocks, or chaparrals
Larrea divaricata, a South American plant also known as chaparral
Larrea tridentata, a North American plant, also known as the creosote bush, used in Native American medicine and modern herbology under the name of chaparral

Geography

Chaparral, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Chaparral, New Mexico, a census-designated place in New Mexico, USA
Chaparral, Tolima, a Colombian municipality of the Department of Tolima
El Chaparral, border crossing from San Diego, USA to Tijuana, Mexico

Arts, entertainment, and media

Stanford Chaparral, a Stanford University humor magazine
The High Chaparral, an American 1967–71 Western-genre TV series

Schools

Chaparral High School (Arizona), in Scottsdale, Arizona
Chaparral High School (Colorado), in Parker, Colorado
Chaparral High School (Nevada), in Las Vegas, Nevada
Chaparral High School, Temecula, California, in Temecula, California
Chaparral Middle School (Diamond Bar), in Diamond Bar, California
Chaparral Middle School (Moorpark), in Moorpark, California

Sports

Dallas Chaparrals, an American Basketball Association basketball team that became the San Antonio Spurs in 1973
Lubbock Christian Chaparrals and Lady Chaps, the athletics division of Lubbock Christian University
The Chaparral, the athletic mascot of the College of DuPage, in DuPage County, Illinois

Transportation

Chaparral Boats, a line of pleasure boats manufactured in the USA
Chaparral Cars, a motorsports manufacturer from North America

Other uses

High Chaparral Theme Park, a Western theme park in Sweden
MIM-72 Chaparral, a U.S. Army surface-to-air missile system based on the AIM-9 Sidewinder