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This occurrence of Sequoia sempervirens (D.Don) Endl. was collected on July 3, 2007 in United States. Flora of the World includes 13 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Sequoia sempervirens--CA. Marin Co. Muir Woods Nat. Mon. 4 Jul 07. 075.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Order
Pinales
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Sequoia
Specific Epithet
sempervirens
Authorship
(D.Don) Endl.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 35.5
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
17.3
Global rank
#13 of 1,090
Top 100 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 30 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →