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  1. Family: Cupressaceae Gray
    1. Genus: Sequoia Endl.

      1. Sequoia sempervirens (D.Don) Endl.

        This species is accepted, and its native range is SW. Oregon to W. California.

    [EDGE]

    Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.

    Conservation
    Sequoia sempervirens is rated as Endangered (EN) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of 3, which places it in position 15 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 47.81, ranked 42. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.

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    Distribution

    Native to:

    California, Oregon

    Introduced into:

    Baleares, France, Italy

    Sequoia sempervirens (D.Don) Endl. appears in other Kew resources:

    Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
    Feb 1, 2000 Ball, J. [s.n.] K000088906
    Feb 1, 2000 Stauffer, H.U. [5940] K000088910
    Feb 1, 2000 Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] K000088912
    Feb 1, 2000 Rodin, R.J. [8422] K000088893
    Feb 1, 2000 Rodin, R.J. [6988] K000088890
    Feb 1, 2000 Rodin, R.J. [6496] K000088892
    Feb 1, 2000 Rodin, R.J. [6987] K000088891
    Feb 1, 2000 Baker, C.F. [319] K000088907
    Feb 1, 2000 Brewer, W.H. [914] K000088899
    Feb 1, 2000 Brewer, W.H. [1480] K000088900
    Feb 1, 2000 Douglas, D. [s.n.] K000088911
    Feb 1, 2000 Eastwood, A. [s.n.] K000088897
    Feb 1, 2000 Eastwood, A. [s.n.] K000088896
    Feb 1, 2000 Eastwood, A. [s.n.] K000088895
    Feb 1, 2000 Eastwood, A. [s.n.] K000088902
    Feb 1, 2000 Eastwood, A. [s.n.] K000088901
    Feb 1, 2000 Hartweg, C.T. [1974] K000088905
    Feb 1, 2000 Lemmon, J.G. [s.n.] K000088908
    Feb 1, 2000 Rose, L.S. [325] K000088894
    Feb 1, 2000 Hoover, R.F. [4756] K000088898
    Feb 1, 2000 Tracy, J.P. [15231] K000088904
    Feb 1, 2000 Tracy, J.P. [14764] K000088903
    Feb 1, 2000 Keck, D.D. [1368] K000088909
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    73843.000
    73844.000
    73845.000

    First published in Syn. Conif.: 198 (1847)

    Accepted by

    • Farjon, A. (2010). A handbook of the world's Conifers 2: 533-1111. BRILL, Leiden, Boston.
    • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
    • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

    Literature

    Kew Backbone Distributions
    • Farjon, A. (2001). World Checklist and Bibliography of Conifers, ed. 2: 1-309. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
    • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1993). Flora Europaea ed. 2, 1: 1-581. Cambridge University Press.

    Sources

    Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
    Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

    EDGE Gymnosperms
    EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

    Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
    'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

    Kew Backbone Distributions
    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2019. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

    Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2019. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0