Sequoia sempervirens
Sequoia sempervirens is the sole livin species o the genus Sequoia in the cypress faimily Cupressaceae (formerly treatit in Taxodiaceae). Common names include coast reidwid, Californie reidwid, an giant reidwid. It is an evergreen, lang-leeved, monoecious tree livin 1200–1800 years or mair.[2] This species includes the tawest trees livin nou on Yird, reachin up tae 379 feet (115.5 m) in hicht (wioot the ruits) an up tae 26 feet (7.9 m) in diameter at breast hicht. Afore commercial loggin an clearin began bi the 1850s, this massive tree occurred naiturally in an estimatit 2,100,000 acre (8,500 km2) alang much o coastal Californie (excludin soothren Californie whaur rainfaw is nae sufficient) an the soothwastren corner o coastal Oregon within the Unitit States. An estimatit 95% or mair o the oreeginal auld-growth reidwid forest haes been cut doun,[3] due tae its excellent properties for uise as lumber in construction.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kinrick: | Plantae |
| Diveesion: | Pinophyta |
| Cless: | Pinopsida |
| Order: | Pinales |
| Faimily: | Cupressaceae |
| Genus: | Sequoia |
| Species: | S. sempervirens |
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| Naitural range o Californie subfaimily Sequoioideae
green - Sequoia sempervirens
reid - Sequoiadendron giganteum
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The name sequoia sometimes refers tae the subfaimily Sequoioideae, which includes S. sempervirens alang wi Sequoiadendron (giant sequoia) an Metasequoia (dawn reidwid). On its awn, the term reidwid usually refers tae the coast reidwid, which is covered in this airticle, an nae tae the ither twa species.
References
eedit- ↑ Farjon, A. & Schmid, R. (2013). "Sequoia sempervirens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T34051A2841558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T34051A2841558.en. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|last-author-amp=(help) - ↑ "Sequoia gigantea is of an ancient and distinguished family". Nps.gov. 2 Februar 2007. Archived frae the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ↑ Kelly, D. and G. Braasch. 1988. Secrets of the old growth forest. Gibbs Smith, Layton, Utah: 1–99.
Freemit airtins
eedit- Institute for Reidwid Ecology Includes photo gallery, canopy views, epiphytes, an arboreal ainimals
- Complete Tawest Redwoods Leet Sponsored bi the Taw Trees Club
- Coast Reidwids - Lairgest & Tawest Photos an Info for Lost Monarch, Del Norte Titan, Stratosphere Giant, Hyperion an mair.
- Gymnosperm Database - Sequoia sempervirens champions
- US Naitional Pairk Service Redwood
- Muir Wids Naitional Monument
- Save the Reidwids League Non-profit organization: eddication, protection an restoration
- Sempervirens Fund Non-profit organization
- ICT Int. Gallery Archived 2006-08-24 at the Wayback Machine sensors installation bi Dr. Stephen Sillet & team
- Bury Me in Reidwid Kintra Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine Documentary film aboot coast reidwids
- Humboldt Reidwids State Pairk (CA) Humboldt Reidwids Interpretive Association
- Preston, Richard. "Climbin the Reidwids" - 2/14-21/2005 New Yorker airticle aboot reidwids an climbin.
- Mair aboot Sequoia sempervirens:
- Popular Science, November 1943, Saga o the Reidwids