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coast redwood

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Also known as: California redwood, Sequoia sempervirens
coast redwoods
coast redwoods
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coast redwood, (Sequoia sempervirens), also called California redwood, coniferous evergreen timber tree of the cypress family (Cupressaceae), the tallest of all living trees. They are endemic to the fog belt of the coastal range from southwestern Oregon to central California, U.S., at elevations up to 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) above sea level. The coast redwood is so named to distinguish it from the giant sequoia, or Sierra redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum), the largest trees by bulk, and the Japanese redwood, or Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica). The coast redwood is listed as an endangered species by the IUCN Red List of Threatened ...(100 of 439 words)