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Arachniodes aristata

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BISH 107323Botany

Arachniodes aristata

Prickly Shield fern

As recorded: Arachniodes aristata (G.Forst.) Tindale

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae

Collected by: Parks, H.E.; Parks, S.T.Harold E. Parks →S.T. Parks →
Collector number: s.n.
Date: May 1, 1929
Locality: Rarotonga
Island: Rarotonga
Region: Cook Islands
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Magoon, V.
Record type: Preserved specimen

162 Bishop specimens of Arachniodes aristata · collected 1870–2016Species page ›

Arachniodes aristata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 855 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-26.

Arachniodes aristata observed 2026-09-26

2026-09-26

Lake Eacham QLD, Australia

(c) Lucas Christofides, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Arachniodes aristata observed 2026-09-13

2026-09-13

臺灣島, 東區, 嘉義市, TW

(c) sufin46, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Arachniodes aristata observed 2026-09-04

2026-09-04

433台灣臺中市沙鹿區埔子里

(c) Yu-Huang Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Arachniodes aristata observed 2026-08-27

2026-08-27

Guanxi Township, Hsinchu County, Taiwan 306

(c) lecanorchis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Arachniodes aristata observed 2026-08-23

2026-08-23

East District, Hsinchu City, TW

(c) Chih-Ming Hu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Arachniodes aristata observed 2026-08-22

2026-08-22

335台灣桃園市大溪區崎腳

(c) yii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Arachniodes aristata. BISH 107323. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956475023. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/107323.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956475023 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026