Sequoia is a genus of redwood conifers in the subfamily Sequoioideae of family Cupressaceae, containing a single living species, the coast redwood, along with several species known only from fossils. The genus includes the tallest and the heaviest trees in the world, a result of high water content in their tissues and a greater tracheid diameter that enables their exceptional height. The coast redwood survives today in the Northern California coastal forests ecoregion of Northern California and southwestern Oregon, while the genus fossil record extends back to the Middle Jurassic, with the oldest known member, Sequoia jeholensis, known from formations in China.
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Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Geographic DistributionNorthern California coastal forests ecoregion of Northern California and southwestern Oregon, United States 2 Defining CharacteristicsIncludes the tallest trees, as well as the heaviest, in the world. 2 Partially Attested
Member Species/Taxa CountSource states genus contains only one extant species, Sequoia sempervirens; additional species are known only from fossils, so the total number of described taxa is higher than the living species count. Classification
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Source Wikidata: Coast Redwood
Source Wikidata: Coast Redwood
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ1975652, descriptionView the Source 2. Sequoia (genus) - Wikipedia
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is a genus of redwood coniferous trees
Introduction
Sequoia is a genus of redwood coniferous trees in the subfamily Sequoioideae of the family Cupressaceae.
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The only extant species of the genus is Sequoia sempervirens
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in the Northern California coastal forests ecoregion of Northern California and Southwestern Oregon in the United States
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It includes the tallest trees, as well as the heaviest, in the world.
In Group: Conifer Genera, Lead
Sequoia is a genus of redwood coniferous trees in the subfamily Sequoioideae of the family Cupressaceae.
View the SourceWikidata: Sequoia
Wikidata Q1975652, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Wikidata: Coast Redwood
Wikidata- Parent Taxon Of: Coast Redwood, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1975652 (Sequoia)
- Parent Taxon Of: Sequoia Sempervirens, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q1975652 (Sequoia)
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