The western sword species of this spore-bearing plant is found in the redwood forests of the Pacific coast
This extinct species of Araucaria dates back to the Jurassic Period (
135-180 million years ... Spore-bearing plants (pteridophytes) such as ferns, 
horsetails ..... coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), except that the dawn 
redwood is... [DOC] [TLE] Redwood and Pacific Rainforest Sections - Regional Parks Botanic ... [PAR] but a small deciduous tree found on the edge of conifer forests in ... the extreme 
northern Sierra (not a Bay Area species).