Sequoiadendron giganteum, also known as the giant sequoia, is the sole living species in the genus Sequoiadendron, and one of three species of coniferous trees known as redwoods, classified in the family Cupressaceae in the subfamily Sequoioideae, together with Sequoia sempervirens and Metasequoia glyptostroboides. Giant sequoia specimens are the most massive trees on Earth. The common use of the name sequoia usually refers to Sequoiadendron giganteum, which occurs naturally only in groves on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California.
The Douglas fir is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is native to western North America and is also known as Douglas-fir, Douglas spruce, Oregon pine, and Columbian pine. There are three varieties: coast Douglas-fir, Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir and Mexican Douglas-fir.
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern to northeastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. They once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before experiencing natural erosion. The Appalachian chain is a barrier to east–west travel, as it forms a series of alternating ridgelines and valleys oriented in opposition to most highways and railroads running east–west.
Yucca brevifolia is a plant species belonging to the genus Yucca. It is tree-like in habit, which is reflected in its common names.
A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach the ground to support an unbroken herbaceous layer consisting primarily of grasses. According to Britannica, there exists four savanna forms; savanna woodland where trees and shrubs form a light canopy, tree savanna with scattered trees and shrubs, shrub savanna with distributed shrubs, and grass savanna where trees and shrubs are mostly nonexistent.
Juglans cinerea, commonly known as butternut or white walnut, is a species of walnut native to the eastern United States and southeast Canada.
Taxodium distichum is a deciduous conifer in the family Cupressaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States. Hardy and tough, this tree adapts to a wide range of soil types, whether wet, salty, dry, or swampy. It is noted for the russet-red fall color of its lacy needles.
Abies lasiocarpa, the subalpine fir or Rocky Mountain fir, is a western North American fir tree.
Southern Afrotemperate Forest is a kind of tall, shady, multilayered indigenous South African forest. This is the main forest-type in the south-western part of South Africa, naturally extending from the Cape Peninsula in the west, as far as Port Elizabeth in the east. In this range, it usually occurs in small forest pockets, surrounded by fynbos vegetation.
Cleptometopus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Cleptometopus basifossulatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1940.
Cleptometopus grossepunctatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1940.
Cleptometopus indistinctus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1940.
Cleptometopus invitticollis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1958.
Cleptometopus parolivaceus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1966.
Cleptometopus sikkimensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Breuning in 1971.
Cleptometopus mniszechii is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lacordaire in 1872.
Cleptometopus scutellatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Hüdepohl in 1996.
Cleptometopus terrestris is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by J. Thomson in 1864.
Cleptometopus undulatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Pic in 1934.
