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Sequoia jeholensis is the oldest recorded member of the genus Sequoia (along with Sequoia portlandica, but this name is a nomen dubium), known from the Jiufotang Formation (Lower Cretaceous) and the Jiulongshan Formation (Middle Jurassic) of China. [8]
The extinct genus Austrosequoia, known from the Late Cretaceous-Oligocene of the Southern Hemisphere, including Australia and New Zealand, has been suggested as a member of the subfamily. [17] Young but already tall redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens) in Oakland, California
Sequoia sempervirens (/ s ə ˈ k w ɔɪ. ə ˌ s ɛ m p ər ˈ v aɪ r ən z /) [3] is the sole living species of the genus Sequoia in the cypress family Cupressaceae (formerly treated in Taxodiaceae). Common names include coast redwood, coastal redwood and California redwood. It is an evergreen, long-lived, monoecious tree living 1,200 ...
Sequoioideae, a three-genus subfamily of the cypress family Sequoia, a genus with one living and several fossil species Sequoia sempervirens, coast redwood, found along the coast of California and Oregon; Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia), the sequoia tree found on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada of California; Metasequoia, dawn redwood
Giant Forest, Sequoia National Park, California United States Alive with a height of 83.8 meters (275 ft), a diameter of 11 m (36 ft) at its base, and an estimated bole volume of 1,487 m 3 (52,513 cu ft), it is the largest known living single-stem tree , and among the tallest, widest, and longest-lived of all trees on the planet.
Sequoia (genus) (2 C, 9 P) Sequoiadendron (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Sequoioideae" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Sequoia; Sequoiadendron; Taiwania; Taxodium; As proposed, genera of the former Taxodiaceae are grouped in the following subfamilies within the larger Cupressaceae: Athrotaxidoideae Quinn (Athrotaxis) Cunninghamioideae (Sieb. & Zucc.) Quinn (Cunninghamia) Sequoioideae (Luerss.) Quinn (Sequoia, Sequoiadendron, and Metasequoia) Taiwanioideae ...
The largest giant sequoia ever recorded, as well as potentially the largest tree which ever lived, was the Father of the Forest from Calaveras Grove. The exceedingly enormous tree collapsed centuries ago, and its still relatively well-preserved remains have turned into a popular tourist attraction.