Dawn Redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

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Metasequoia glyptostroboides, the dawn redwood, is a fast-growing, critically endangered coniferous tree, the sole living species of the genus Metasequoia, one of three species in the subfamily Sequoioideae. It is native to the Sichuan-Hubei region of China. Although shortest of the redwoods, it grows to at least 200 ft (61 m) in height.

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  1. (c) Ewan Pearce, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/51039450@N02/4842201260
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasequoia_glyptostroboides

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