Giant Sequoia

Sequoiadendron giganteum

Summary 2

Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia, giant redwood, Sierra redwood, Sierran redwood, or Wellingtonia) is the sole living species in the genus Sequoiadendron, and one of three species of coniferous trees known as redwoods, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae, together with Sequoia sempervirens (coast redwood) and Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn redwood). The common use of the name "sequoia" generally refers to Sequoiadendron giganteum which occurs naturally only in groves on the western slopes of the...

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) A.Poulos (Iya), some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/24918962@N07/2856867477
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron_giganteum

More Info

iNat Map