Sequoiadendron giganteum
| Sequoiadendron giganteum | |
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| The "Grizzly Giant" tree in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite Naitional Pairk | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Plantae |
| Diveesion: | Pinophyta |
| Cless: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Faimily: | Cupressaceae |
| Subfaimily: | Sequoioideae |
| Genus: | Sequoiadendron |
| Species: | S. giganteum |
| Binomial name | |
| Sequoiadendron giganteum | |
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Sequoiadendron giganteum (giant sequoia, giant reidwid, Sierra reidwid, Sierran reidwid, or Wellingtonia) is the sole livin species in the genus Sequoiadendron, an ane o three species o coniferous trees kent as reidwids, classified in the faimily Cupressaceae in the subfaimily Sequoioideae, thegither wi Sequoia sempervirens (coast reidwid) an Metasequoia glyptostroboides (dawn reidwid). The common uise o the name "sequoia" generally refers tae Sequoiadendron giganteum which occurs naiturally anly in groves on the wastren slopes o the Sierra Nevada Muntains o Californie. It is named efter Sequoyah (1767–1843), the inventor o the Cherokee syllabary.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Schmid, R. & Farjon, A. 2013. Sequoiadendron giganteum. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 13 July 2013.
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- ARKive: Sequoiadendron giganteum, arkive.org
- Arboretum de Villardebelle - photos o cones & shuits wi phenology notes, pinetum.org
- Giant Sequoia Fire History in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite Naitional Pairk Archived 2014-06-02 at the Wayback Machine, nps.gov
- Save-the-Redwoods League, savethewoods.org
- "Sequoias of Yosemite National Park" 1949 bi James W. McFarland
- Redwoodworld.co.uk giant reidwids in the U.K.
- Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California (1862) – The Mammoth Trees Of Calaveras, yosemite.ca.us
- Short radio episode Woody Gospel Letter in that John Muir extols "King Sequoia" frae The Life and Letters of John Muir, 1924. California Legacy Project.
. Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911. Cite has empty unkent parameters: |HIDE_PARAMETER15=,|HIDE_PARAMETER13=,|HIDE_PARAMETER14c=,|HIDE_PARAMETER14=,|HIDE_PARAMETER9=,|HIDE_PARAMETER3=,|HIDE_PARAMETER1=,|HIDE_PARAMETER4=,|HIDE_PARAMETER2=,|HIDE_PARAMETER8=,|HIDE_PARAMETER20=,|HIDE_PARAMETER5=,|HIDE_PARAMETER7=,|HIDE_PARAMETER10=,|separator=,|HIDE_PARAMETER14b=,|HIDE_PARAMETER6=,|HIDE_PARAMETER11=, and|HIDE_PARAMETER12=(help)- Conifers Around the World: Sequoiadendron giganteum - Giant Sequoia.
- Giants of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park, On YouTube bi Sequoia Parks Conservancy
- Video an commentar on the cones and bark chairactereestics on YouTube
