Metasequoia, or dawn redwood, is a genus of fast-growing coniferous trees containing one living species, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, one of three living conifer species known as redwoods. It is native to Lichuan county in Hubei, China, and though it is the shortest of the redwoods it grows to at least 165 feet in height. Since the species' rediscovery in 1944, the dawn redwood has become a popular ornamental tree in parks in many countries.
Facts
Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status. Scientific NameMetasequoia glyptostroboides 1 Conservation Status Population Estimate Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceDiffers from the coast redwood in being deciduous, like Taxodium distichum (bald cypress). 1 Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Dawn Redwood
In Biome
Source Plants For A Future: Metasequoia glyptostroboides
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Wikipedia
Infobox, binomial name
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Infobox, conservation status
Endangered
Conservation
Studies carried out between 2007 and 2009 counted 5,371 trees primarily in Lichuan, Hubei,
Description
M. glyptostroboides differs from the coast redwood in that it is deciduous, like Taxodium distichum (bald cypress).
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 300031
Metasequoia glyptostroboides, the dawn redwood, is a fast-growing, endangered deciduous conifer.
View the Source2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Pinales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12387
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Wikidata: Dawn Redwood
Wikidata- Wikidata Q156800, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Cupressaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Cupressaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12528Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12528
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Plants For A Future: Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Plants For A FutureIn Biome: Riparian Zone, HabitatsQuote, In Biome: Riparian Zone, Habitats
Ravines and banks of streams in Hupeh and Szechwan ... Riparian habitats on valley floors and in moist ravine bottoms, on acidic, montane yellow-earth soils in regions with moderate climate
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