 | The tallest tree in the world is recorded (as of 2006) a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), named Hyperion after a person in Greek mythology. The tree is not less than 115.55 m (379.1 feet) tall! This enormous tree was discovered only in August 2006 in a remote part of the Redwood National Park, California by naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor. The tree is estimated to be about 600 years old, so that it can be said, according to redwood standard, he is still young and can grow more in the future. |
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 | Kingdom: Division: Class: Order: Family: Subfamily: Genus: Species:
| Plantae Pinophyta Pinopsida Pinales Cupressaceae Sequoioideae Sequoia S. sempervirens |
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