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  • On the Commons, we watched squirrels and birds, and found a "dawn redwood" (Metasequoia) growing among the willows.

    Spock, Obama, the Kwisatz Haderach, and decriminalizing evolution. docbrite 2009

  • Over 50 relict monotypic genera have survived from the Mesozoic era, 20% of China's total, among them the dove tree Davidia involucrata, Katsura tree Cercidophyllum japonicum, Chinese money maple Dipteronia sinensis, dawn redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides (CR), Chinese bretschneidera Bretschneidera sinensis (EN), gingko Gingko biloba (EN), Tetracentron sinensis and one-eyed grass Kingdonia uniflora. 50 genera are endemic to China (20% of its total) and 67 plant species are nationally protected.

    The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, China 2009

  • Pleistocene refuge species like the dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), found in the Daba Mountains, are generally absent here.

    Qin Ling Mountains deciduous forests 2008

  • Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) is the descendant of a genus of conifers that arose 100 million years ago and had a broad distribution across the Northern Hemisphere until the Tertiary, about 20 million years ago.

    Daba Mountains evergreen forests 2007

  • I planted a Sorbus aria Lutescens and a rather nice yellow Metasequoia today.

    Flying High Again Glyn Davies 2007

  • Um coktail: formas modeladas no Metasequoia, materiais, luz e renderização no Bryce 5

    ... Artur 2007

  • I planted a Sorbus aria Lutescens and a rather nice yellow Metasequoia today.

    Archive 2007-05-01 Glyn Davies 2007

  • - It can be used to convert 3D models from FMS or Metasequoia to RC Helicopter Simulator.

    VersionTracker: Mac OS X 2009

  • "Grove of the Ancients," featuring the last remaining species of a larger ancient family, such as dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) and gingko (Gingko biloba); as well as trees descended from the oldest plant families, such as magnolias (the oldest flowering plants) and conifers.

    Penn State Live 2009

  • Learning the Latin name of the Dawn Redwood so that it rolled off your tongue was half the pleasure of encountering Metasequoia glyptostroboides.

    Life and style | guardian.co.uk 2008

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