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Asplenium nidus
Bird's Nest Fern
As recorded: Asplenium nidus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Conover, J.T.
- Collector number
- 596
- Date
- April 12, 1945
- Locality
- North of Northwest Strip
- Island
- Guam
- Identified by
- Not on sheet
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 12, 1945, Conover, J.T. also collected 1 other specimen.
Asplenium nidus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,006 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
Sungai Buloh, Selangor, MY
(c) fisyafisyi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
8M3H+RHQ, Panabo, Davao del Norte, Philippines
(c) Noe Luzgano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Central and Western, HK
(c) Hugo Sun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Micheweni, Tanzania
(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
Percival Rd, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) Hugo Sun, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium nidus. BISH 22012. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956180239. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/22012.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956180239 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
