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Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) Buchholz

wellingtonia (Cupressaceae)

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Sequoiadendron giganteum is native to the western edge of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California; the species includes the tallest trees in the world.

Nelson, New Zealand; 2009-10-27

 wellingtonia / Sequoiadendron giganteum: _Sequoiadendron giganteum_ is native to the western edge of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California; the species includes the tallest trees in the world.

The seed-cones of Sequoiadendron giganteum are relatively large, without spines on the cone-scales.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-07-21

 wellingtonia / Sequoiadendron giganteum: The seed-cones of _Sequoiadendron giganteum_ are relatively large, without spines on the cone-scales.

Pollen cones

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2017-04-05

 wellingtonia / Sequoiadendron giganteum: Pollen cones

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