Stats

Lifespan

Up to 3,500 yrs

Size

Huge

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Armor

Status

Endangered

About

This massive conifer grows exclusively on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada. Its thick, fibrous bark resists fire damage by reaching up to two feet in depth.

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

Sequoiadendron

Species

Sequoiadendron giganteum