giant sequoia

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conifer evergreen plant tree species vascular plant

The giant sequoia is an enormous, long-lived coniferous tree species native to California’s Sierra Nevada, renowned for being among the largest and most massive trees on Earth.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Sequoiadendron giganteum 9
Sequoiadendron 4
Sierra redwood 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf conifer ⓘ
evergreen plant ⓘ
tree species ⓘ
vascular plant ⓘ
barkCharacteristic fibrous ⓘ
barkColor reddish-brown ⓘ
barkThickness up to about 60 centimeters ⓘ
binomialName giant sequoia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sequoiadendron giganteum
commonName giant sequoia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sierra redwood

giant redwood ⓘ
giant sequoia self-link ⓘ
conservationStatus Endangered ⓘ
crownShape broad conical crown ⓘ
endemicTo California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
family Cupressaceae ⓘ
fireAdaptation cones that may open after heat exposure ⓘ
thick bark resistant to low-intensity fire ⓘ
genus giant sequoia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sequoiadendron
growthForm massive single-stemmed tree ⓘ
habitat montane coniferous forest ⓘ
west slope of the Sierra Nevada ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafPersistence evergreen ⓘ
leafType scale-like leaves ⓘ
longevity over 3000 years in some individuals ⓘ
maximumHeight about 95 meters ⓘ
maximumTrunkDiameter about 8 meters at breast height ⓘ
nativeTo California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
notableFor being among the most massive trees on Earth ⓘ
very large trunk volume ⓘ
order Pinales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination wind pollination ⓘ
protectedIn Giant Sequoia National Monument ⓘ
Kings Canyon National Park ⓘ
Sequoia National Park ⓘ
Yosemite National Park ⓘ
reproductiveStructure woody cones ⓘ
seedDispersal wind-dispersed seeds ⓘ
symbolOf natural heritage of California ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threat climate change ⓘ
drought stress ⓘ
high-severity wildfire ⓘ
typicalElevationRange 1400–2400 meters ⓘ
typicalHeight 50–85 meters ⓘ
typicalLifespan several hundred to a few thousand years ⓘ
woodUse limited commercial use due to brittle wood and conservation concerns ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

giant sequoia → binomialName → giant sequoia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sequoiadendron giganteum
Southern Sierra Nevada → biodiversity → giant sequoia ⓘ
this entity surface form: giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
giant sequoia → commonName → giant sequoia self-link ⓘ
giant sequoia → commonName → giant sequoia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sierra redwood
Cupressaceae → contains → giant sequoia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sequoiadendron
Pinophyta → contains → giant sequoia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sequoiadendron
Sequoia National Park → flora → giant sequoia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sequoiadendron giganteum
giant sequoia → genus → giant sequoia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sequoiadendron
this entity surface form: Sequoiadendron giganteum
Sequoia National Park → namedAfter → giant sequoia ⓘ
Cupressaceae → notableSpecies → giant sequoia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sequoiadendron giganteum
this entity surface form: Sequoiadendron giganteum
Metasequoia → relatedTo → giant sequoia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sequoiadendron
General Sherman Tree → taxon → giant sequoia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sequoiadendron giganteum
Giant Forest → treeSpecies → giant sequoia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sequoiadendron giganteum
this entity surface form: Sequoiadendron giganteum
Tunnel Log → treeSpecies → giant sequoia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sequoiadendron giganteum