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Accession Data

Sequoia sempervirens

Common Name: Coastal Redwood

Family: Cupressaceae

Country of Origin: Southwestern N. America - Oregon to California.

Habitat: Deep well-drained soils on flat land and slopes in the coast

Description: Tallest tree in the world measuring 115.55 m.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 8a-9b

Accession #: 198501271

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Confirmed At: 2026-03-10 19:18:38

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2307

Quantity: 1

Source: Unknown

Classification

Division: Pinophyta

Class: Pinopsida

Subclass: Pinidae

Order: Cupressales

Family: Cupressaceae

SubFamily: Sequoioideae

References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, 19 November, 2019.
  2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, 19 November, 2019.
  3. Plants for a Future. Last accessed on Tuesday, 19 November, 2019.
  4. IUCN Redlist. Last accessed on Tuesday, 19 November, 2019.
  5. Images #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by Jason Hollinger [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Images

Sequoia sempervirens
Sequoia sempervirens