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Pteridium aquilinum
common bracken
As recorded: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Séssions, K.O.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Region
- California, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pteridium aquilinum observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 159,675 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
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)
2026-10-27
S Admiral Rd, Forbes, MN, US
(c) Hilary A. Turner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Middle Rd, Colchester, NS, CA
(c) Mary E. Macaulay, P.Eng., some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-27
Brooklyn Rd, Middleton, NS, CA
(c) fallj07, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pteridium aquilinum. BISH 106415. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956697475. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/106415.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956697475 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026