Friday, April 22, 2011

Coast Redwood


1.     Common Name: Coast Redwood
Scientific Name: Sequoia sempervirens
Clade: Vascular Seed-producing gymnosperms
Date Collected: 4.21.2011
Location Collected: UC Berkeley Campus Botanical Garden
Habitat: Usually grow near the coast where ocean moisture is plentiful, as it can’t take dry habitats.
Nativity: Native of California, as well as parts of Oregon.
Special Notes: Coast redwood reproduces both asexually by a variety of ways, such as the sprouting of buds or layering, and sexually by seed. It is a very common conifer in California and coastal areas along the west coast in general.
Resources: http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=22257

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