Cupressaceae
Coast redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Genus
- Sequoia
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (27)
- Arabic
- خشب أحمر ساحلي, سيكويا سيبيرفيرينز
- Bulgarian
- Вечнозелена секвоя, Крайбрежна секвоя, Секвои
- Chinese
- 加州红木, 北美红杉, 海岸紅杉, 红杉属, 長葉世界爺, 长叶世界爷
- Croatian
- Obalni mamutovac, Sekvoja
- Czech
- Sekvoje stálezelená
- Danish
- Rødved
- Dutch
- Coast redwood, Kustsequoia
- English
- Coast redwood, Redwood, California redwood, Coastal redwood
- Estonian
- Rannikusekvoia
- Finnish
- Kalifornianpunapuu, Punapuu
- French
- Sequoïa sempervirens, Séquoia toujours vert, Séquoia à feuilles d'if, Séquoia à feuilles d’if
- German
- Eibenzypresse, Küsten-Mammutbaum, Küsten-Sequoia, Küsten-Sequoie, Küstensequoia, Redwood, Sequoien
- Greek
- Σεκόια
- Hungarian
- Parti mamutfenyő, Örökzöld mamutfenyő
- Icelandic
- Strandrisafura
- Italian
- Sequoie
- Japanese
- イチイモドキ, セコイアスギ, セコイアメスギ, セコイア属, セコイヤ
- Korean
- 세쿼이아속, 아메리카 삼나무, 아메리카삼나무
- ksh
- Mammutbaum
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kyst-redwood, Redwood, Redwoodtre
- Polish
- Drzewo czerwone, Kalifornijskie drzewo czerwone, Redwood, Sekwoja wiecznie zielona
- Romanian
- Arborele Mamut
- Russian
- Секвойя красная, Таксодиум вечнозелёный
- Spanish
- Costa Redwood, Secoya de California, Secoya roja, Secuoya, Secuoya roja, Secuoyas, Sequoya
- Swedish
- Kalifornisk redwood, Redwood
- Turkish
- Kıyı sekoyası, Redwood
- Vietnamese
- Cây hồng sam
Synonyms
- Condylocarpus sempervirens Carrière ex Salisb.
- Gigantabies taxifolia J.Nelson
- Schubertia sempervirens (D.Don) Spach
- Sequoia pyramidata Carrière
- Sequoia religiosa C.Presl
- Sequoia sempervirens f. adpressa (Carrière) Beissn.
- Sequoia sempervirens f. glauca (R.Sm.) Rehder
- Sequoia sempervirens f. pendula Rehder
- Sequoia sempervirens var. adpressa Carrière
- Sequoia sempervirens var. albospica G.Nicholson
- Sequoia sempervirens var. glauca R.Sm.
- Sequoia sempervirens var. nana-pendula Hornibr.
- Sequoia sempervirens var. pendula C.K.Schneid.
- Sequoia taxifolia K.Koch
- Steinhauera sempervirens (D.Don) Voss
- Taxodium nutkaense Lamb. ex Endl.
- Taxodium sempervirens D.Don
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Allie_Caulfield from Germany, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.