
Pyrrosia rupestris
Rock Felt Fern
As recorded: Pyrrosia rupestris (R.Br.) Ching
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Brown
- Collector number
- 8
- Date
- 1802
- Region
- New South Wales, Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pyrrosia rupestris observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1802. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,458 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Googa State Forest
(c) Greg Tasney, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-25
Saddleback Mountain NSW 2533, Australia
(c) gregmccroary, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Esplanade, Cairns North, QLD, AU
(c) kg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Beecroft Peninsula, NSW, AU
(c) Victor Phillips, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-21
Govetts Leap Rd, Blackheath, NSW, AU
(c) lucia_sherley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Bundanoon NSW 2578, Australia
(c) bundanoonps, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pyrrosia rupestris. BISH 1614008. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956458216. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/1614008.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956458216 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
