dawn redwood

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

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Metasequoia glyptostroboides, the dawn redwood, is a fast-growing, endangered deciduous conifer, the sole living species of the genus Metasequoia, one of three species in the subfamily Sequoioideae. It is native to Lichuan county in the Hubei province of China. Although shortest of the redwoods, it can grow to at least 200 ft (61 m) in height.

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  1. (c) Eugene Popov, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), uploaded by Eugene Popov
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metasequoia_glyptostroboides

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