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Coast Redwood
Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
Plantae
ENDANGERED

Stats

Lifespan
1200-2000 yrs
Size
Huge
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Temperate rainforest
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Endangered

About

The tallest living trees on Earth, reaching over 115 m along a narrow strip of fog-soaked Pacific coast. Their fibrous, cinnamon-red bark can grow a foot thick and shrugs off both fire and insects.

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
Sequoia
Species
Sequoia sempervirens