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Pteridium
brackens
As recorded: Pteridium Gled. ex Scop.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Meebold, A.
- Collector number
- 5441
- Date
- September 1, 1929
- Locality
- Weirakei.
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- Smith, A.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1929, Meebold, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Pteridium observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 162,111 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28
11205 Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain
(c) Bruno Miguel Ares Martínez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Arrawarra Rd, Arrawarra Headland, NSW, AU
(c) Liam Hall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Maintongoon Rd, Maintongoon, VIC, AU
(c) Dominic Bowd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Lebanon Rd, Mebane, NC, US
(c) Jason Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Plains Rd, Colchester, NS, CA
(c) Mary E. Macaulay, P.Eng., some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27
M50, Ross-On-Wye, England, GB
(c) ajsmith91, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pteridium. BISH 103412. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956358800. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/103412.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956358800 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
