PLANTS Profile for Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia)

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Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J. Buchholz
giant sequoia

Symbol:

SEGI2

Group:

Gymnosperm

Family:

Cupressaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J. Buchholz

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Calaveras Co., Calaveras Big Trees State Park. July 16, 2001. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J. Buchholz

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Synonyms:
Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J. Buchholz

	SEGI3	Sequoia gigantea (Lindl.) Decne.
	SEWE6	Sequoia wellingtonia Seem.

Distribution:
Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J. Buchholz


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USA (CA)

Related Taxa:
Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J. Buchholz

View 17 genera in Cupressaceae, 1 species in Sequoiadendron

Classification:
Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J. Buchholz

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Coniferophyta – Conifers
Class	Pinopsida
Order	Pinales
Family	Cupressaceae – Cypress family
Genus	Sequoiadendron J. Buchholz – giant sequoia
Species	Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J. Buchholz – giant sequoia

More Accounts and Images:
Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J. Buchholz

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183438.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

Related Web Sites:
Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J. Buchholz

CA-Biogeography of the Giant Sequoia (SFSU)

CA-Jepson Flora Project

CA-State Plants

OR-Landscape Plants (OSU)

Silvics of North America

USDA FS Giant Sequoia National Monument

USDI NPS-The 30 Biggest Sequoias

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

www.conifers.org

Time Generated: 10/04/2008 05:17 AM MDT