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Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl.






Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily

Sequoia Endl. nom. cons. (セコイア)
Sekoia (セコイア, 世界爺), coastal redwood, coast redwood or California redwood
イチイモドキ, セコイアメスギ, セコイアスギ, アメリカスギ
Lifeform: evergreen, long-lived coniferous tree

Tallest living trees: 115.9 m in height (record of this species)

Distribution: northern California and southwestern Oregon in the US

fossil record

Habitat: low-elevation coastal valleys, riverbanks and foggy slopes

adaptive to strong fire

Bark (樹皮)
Fruit: cone → seed: wind-dispersal
Synonyms:

Taxodium sempervirens D. Don
Sequoia sempervirens f. pendula (A. Henry) Rehder, discarded

索引

Sequoia sempervirens transplanted in Japan


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[1-3] on an arboretum in Fukuoka Zoo and Botanical Garden, northern Kyushu, on September 20 2025.

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