Sequoiadendron

Sequoiadendron
The General Grant tree in Kings Canyon National Park
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Pinophyta
Class:	Pinopsida
Order:	Pinales
Family:	Cupressaceae
Subfamily:	Sequoioideae
Genus:	Sequoiadendron

Sequoiadendron is a genus of evergreen trees, with two species:

• Sequoiadendron giganteum, extant, commonly known as the "giant sequoia", growing naturally in the Sierra Nevada of California
• Sequoiadendron chaneyi, extinct, the predecessor of Sequoiadendron giganteum, growing in the Great Basin during the Miocene.

See also

• Media related to Sequoiadendron at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Sequoiadendron at Wikispecies