Thornscrub has well-illustrated dry and wet seasons, with the majority of the wood plants showing drought deciduousness. Thornscrub is a transitional biome between the tropical and desert forest.
The thornscrub ecosystem belongs to shrubland. The scrubland, shrubland, brush, scrub, or bush refers to a plant community featured by the vegetation subjugated by shrubs, generally also comprising herbs, grasses, and geophytes. The shrubland may take place either naturally or due to human activity.