Dawn redwood
species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
species of plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) is a deciduous conifer that was discovered in 1941. It is native to some parts of China where people called it the "Water Fir". Although this fast-growing tree is planted around arboretums across the world, it is still endangered. It is in the family Cupressaceae.
Dawn redwood | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Division: | Pinophyta |
Class: | Pinopsida |
Order: | Pinales |
Family: | Cupressaceae |
Genus: | Metasequoia |
Species: | M. glyptostroboides |
Binomial name | |
Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu and W.C.Cheng, 1948 | |