Species

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu & W. C. Cheng

Dawn Redwood

Cupressaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Cupressaceae (Cypress family)
Genus: Metasequoia (Dawn Redwood)

Synonyms

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Related species

Metasequoia glyptostroboides Hu & W. C. Cheng - Dawn Redwood

Traits


    Up to 35&#8239;m tall deciduous tree. <span class="v1">cones:</span> stalk 2&#8211;4&#8239;mm long, <b>spherical-ovoid</b>, <b>2&#8211;4&#8239;cm long</b>, formed by 20&#8211;25 seed-scales. <span class="v1">seed-scales:</span> shield <i>without</i> a thorn. <span cl...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Status

  • neophyte being in naturalization

Habitat

  • parks, gardens

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