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Dawn Redwood🌲
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
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A deciduous conifer of the Cupressaceae family known as a living fossil. Native to China, it is widely used as a park tree for its well-formed conical shape and beautiful autumn color.
Identification Points
- ✓落葉性の針葉樹で秋に黄褐色に紅葉
- ✓葉は対生し羽状に並ぶ
- ✓整った円錐形の樹形
Habitat
公園・並木・植栽（中国原産）
Season
3月（花）／10〜11月（紅葉）
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Parallel
Leaf margin
Entire
Leaf shape
Needle
Petal fusion
No petals
Stipules
Absent
Ovary position
Superior
Aromatic
Aromatic
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Phylogenetic Position
Gymnosperms > Pinopsida > Pinales > Cupressaceae
Divergence Era
Triassic (approx. 230 million years ago onward)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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