Native to California, Oregon; introduced into Baleares, France, Great Britain, Italy (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

July 4, 2007

Location

United States, California, Marin (Mill Valley)

37.8925, -122.568611

Location Remarks

Muir Woods National Monument. Take Highway 101 to the Highway 1/ Stinson Beach Exit. Follow the signs to Muir Woods.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Pinopsida

Order

Pinales

Family

Cupressaceae

Genus

Sequoia

Specific Epithet

sempervirens

Authorship

(D.Don) Endl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

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.

EDGE List

Threat status

Endangered

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 →