Are the Genii Sequoia and Alpinia native to America ?
Sequoia (genus) Sequoia is a genus of redwood coniferous trees in the subfamily Sequoioideae of the family Cupressaceae. The only extant species of the genus is "Sequoia sempervirens" in the Northern California coastal forests ecoregion of Northern California and Southwestern Oregon in the United States. The two other genera, "Sequoiadendron" and "Metasequoia", in the subfamily Sequoioideae are closely related to "Sequoia". It includes the largest trees in the world.
Mountain Home Grove Mountain Home Grove is a grove of Giant Sequoia trees that is located in the southern part of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, and includes some of the largest trees in the world.