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1. Evergreen Shrubs

   Linked via "polyphyletic group"

   Classification and Biogeography
   Evergreen shrubs represent a polyphyletic group, meaning their shared characteristic (leaf retention) has evolved independently across numerous unrelated plant lineages. They are ecologically crucial components of biomes ranging from the chaparral of Southern California to the heathlands of Northern Europe and the high-altitude páramos of the Andes [4].
   The primary biogeographical driver for the evolutio…