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Giant sequoia
Giant sequoia
(Sequoiadendron giganteum)
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Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Coniferopsida
Order
Coniferales
Family
Taxodiaceae
Genus
Sequoiadendron
(1)
Size
Diameter: 6 m (average)
(2)
Height: 80 m (average)
(2)
Status
Classified as Vulnerable (VU - A1cd) on the IUCN Red List 2002
(1)
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