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Nephrolepis hirsutula
Rough Sword Fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis hirsutula (G.Forst.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Dawson, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 19806
- Date
- October 15, 1958
- Locality
- Menge Island
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 15, 1958, Dawson, E.Y. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Boerhavia tetrandra
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Calophyllum inophyllum
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Calophyllum inophyllum
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Calymperes tenerum
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Casuarina equisetifolia
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Crotalaria incana
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Cyanthillium cinereum
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Cyperus javanicus
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Eleusine indica
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Eleusine indica
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Emilia sonchifolia
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Epipremnum aureum
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Erigeron bonariensis
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Euphorbia heterophylla
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Euphorbia hypericifolia
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Gemmabryum apiculatum
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Gemmabryum indicum
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Graptophyllum pictum
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Ipomoea pes-caprae
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Ipomoea violacea
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Laportea ruderalis
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Nephrolepis hirsutula observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1958. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.
2026-09-17
RT 1, Piti, Guam, US
(c) Finn Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Nitmiluk, NT, AU
(c) Rohan K, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Taitung, TW-TA, TW
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Taiwan, TW
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Taiwan, TW
(c) youde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-23
Eungella Hinterland QLD 4741, Australia
(c) SnailTrail, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis hirsutula. BISH 104590. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956204083. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/104590.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956204083 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026