Called “Giant Sequoia” in GBIF
Sequoiadendron is a genus of evergreen trees, with three species, only one of which survives to the present:Sequoiadendron giganteum, extant, commonly known as wellingtonia, giant redwood and giant sequoia, growing naturally in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California † Sequoiadendron chaneyi, the predecessor of Sequoiadendron giganteum, found mostly in the Nevada area of the Tertiary Colorado Plateau until the late Miocene †Sequoiadendron tchucoticum Late Cretaceous; Enmyvaam River Basin, Russia
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The towering conifers anchoring your nearest mountain forest or state park are evolutionary survi...
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Gymnosperms — the group that includes pines, spruces, redwoods, and cycads — are among Earth's oldest and most ecologically dominant plants, with a fossil record spanning 300 million years. Though only about 1,100 species exist today, they dominate vast forest landscapes and hold records for the oldest, tallest, and largest living organisms on Earth.
