SEQUOIADENDRONGIGANTEUM
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Sequoiadendron giganteum is the sole living species in the genus Sequoiadendron, and one of three species of coniferous trees known as redwoods, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae, together with Sequoia sempervirens and Metasequoia glyptostroboides . The common use of the name "sequoia" generally refers to Sequoiadendron giganteum which occurs naturally only in groves on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. It is named after Sequoyah, the inventor of the Cherokee syllabary.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Sequoiadendron giganteum
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