Cupressaceae

Giant sequoia

Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) J.Buchholz

Family: Cupressaceae
Genus: Sequoiadendron

Pets and kids

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Why

Cats: Not sure

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Dogs: Not sure

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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.

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Giant sequoia: The "Grizzly Giant" is one of the main attractions in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park . It is a landmark ancient Giant redwood ( Sequoiadendron gigante — Photo: Mike Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (58)

Arabic: سيكويا عملاقة, السكويا العملاقة, سكويا عملاقه
Armenian: Սեքվոյադենդրոն հսկայական
arz: سيكويا عملاقه
Asturian: Secuoya xigante
Azerbaijani: Nəhəng sekvoyadendron
Basque: Sekuoia erraldoi
Belarusian: Секвоядэндран, Сэквоядэндран гіганцкі
Bulgarian: Гигантска секвоя, Мамонтово дърво
Cantonese: 北美巨杉
Catalan: Sequoies vermelles
Chinese: 巨杉, 世界爷, 世界爺, 北美巨杉
Croatian: Golemi mamutovac, Mamutovac
Czech: Sekvojovec obrovský, Sekvojovec
Danish: Mammuttræ, Kæmpefyr, Kæmpetræ
dsb: Wjelicki mamutowy bom
Dutch: Mammoetboom, Reuzensequoia
English: Giant sequoia, Big tree, Giant redwood, Sierra redwood, Sierran redwood, Wellingtonia
Esperanto: Sekvojadendro, Giganta sekvojo
Estonian: Mammutipuu, Hiidsekvoia
Finnish: Mammuttipetäjä
French: Séquoia géant, Séquoïa géant
Georgian: Სეკვოიადენდრონი, Ველინგტონია, Მამონტის ხე
German: Riesenmammutbaum, Berg-Mammutbaum, Bergmammutbaum, Riesen-Mammutbaum, Riesenmammutbäume, Riesensequoia, Wellingtonia, Wellingtonie
Greek: Σεκοϊάδενδρο το γιγαντιαίο
Hebrew: סקוויה ענקית
hsb: Hoberski žerowc, Mamutowy štom
Hungarian: Óriás mamutfenyő, Hegyi mamutfenyő
Icelandic: Fjallarauðviður
io: Sequoyo
Japanese: セコイアデンドロン, セコイアデンドロン属
koi: Секвойядендрон
Korean: 거삼나무
kv: Секвойядендрон
Latin: Sequoiadendron
Lithuanian: Didysis mamutmedis, Gigantiškoji sekvoja, Mamutmedis
Luxembourgish: Risemammutbam
Macedonian: Џиновска секвоја
mrj: Секвойядендрон
Norwegian Bokmål: Mammuttre, Kjempesequoia, Kjempesequoiatre, Kjempesequoiatrær, Mammuttrær
Norwegian Nynorsk: Mammuttre
Persian: درخت غول, درخت عظیم کالیفرنیا, درخت ماموت, سرخ چوب غول پیکر, سرخچوب غولپیکر, سکویا
Polish: Mamutowiec olbrzymi, Mamutowe drzewo, Mamutowiec, Sekwoja olbrzymia, Sekwojadendron, Sequoiodendron, Welingtonia
Portuguese: Sequoia-gigante, Sequóia gigante
Romanian: Sequoiadendron
Russian: Секвойядендрон гигантский, Мамонтово дерево
Serbian: Секвоја, Sekvoja
Slovak: Sekvojovec mamutí, Sekvoja, Sekvoja obrovská
Slovenian: Mamutovec, Gorska sekvoja, Mamutovo drevo, Orjaška sekvoja
Spanish: Secoya de sierra, Secoya gigante, Secuoya gigante, Velintonia
Swedish: Mammutträd, Mammutträdssläktet
Tamil: பெரு மரம்
Turkish: Mamut Ağacı
udm: Секвойядендрон
Ukrainian: Мамонтове дерево велетенське, Секвоядендрон гігінтський
Vietnamese: Cự sam, Gỗ đỏ vĩ đại
vls: Mammoetbôom, Mammoetboom
Welsh: Welingtonia
wuu: 巨杉

Synonyms

Americus gigantea (Lindl.) Hanford
Americus giganteus Hanford, William H.
Gigantabies wellingtoniana (Seem.) J.Nelson
Sequoia gigantea (Lindl.) Decne.
Sequoia gigantea f. pendula (Briolay-Goiffon ex Carrière) Beissn.
Sequoia gigantea var. pendula (Briolay-Goiffon ex Carrière) Lavallée
Sequoia washingtoniana (Winslow) Sudw.
Sequoia wellingtonia Seem.
Sequoia wellingtonia var. pendula (Briolay-Goiffon ex Carrière) A.H.Kent
Sequoiadendron giganteum f. pendulum (Briolay-Goiffon ex Carrière) Rehder
Steinhauera gigantea (Lindl.) Kuntze ex Voss
Taxodium giganteum (Lindl.) Kellogg & Behr
Taxodium washingtonianum Winslow
Taxodium washingtonium Winsl.
Washingtonia ambigua (A.Gray) J.M.Coult. & Rose
Washingtonia americana Gordon
Washingtonia bolanderi J.M.Coult. & Rose
Washingtonia brachypoda (Torr. ex Durand) A.Heller
Washingtonia californica (Lindl.) Winslow
Washingtonia gigantea (Lindl.) Carrière
Wellingtonia californica Sarg.
Wellingtonia gigantea Lindl.
Wellingtonia gigantea var. pendula Carrière
Wellingtonia pendula Briolay-Goiffon ex Carrière

Flowers

Flower colour: green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Mike Murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Fabrice Rubio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: alice descomble, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Gilles ROUSSOULET, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jimmy Pochon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Fabrice Rubio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Théo Dumont, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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.