Dawn Redwood
Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Plantae
ENDANGERED

Stats

Lifespan
600+ yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate forest
Range
East Asia
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Endangered

About

This deciduous conifer grows in the humid valleys of Hubei, China. It sheds its entire set of green needles every autumn to survive the winter.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Metasequoia
Species
Metasequoia glyptostroboides