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Pteris macilenta
Sweet Fern
As recorded: Pteris macilenta A.Rich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Philson, P.J.; Earle, T.T.T.T. Earle →P.J. Philson →
- Collector number
- 226
- Date
- January 17, 1935
- Locality
- Bay of Islands. Across the bay, directly in front of the inlet.
- Island
- New Zealand
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 23 m
- Identified by
- not listed
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pteris macilenta observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,489 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Waitomo, New Zealand
(c) Alice Shanks, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-24
7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-22
Tauranga 3112, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-10-22
Croydon Street opposite Versailles Street, Karori, Wellington 6012, New Zealand
(c) brianrance, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Akatarawa Forest, Upper Hutt, Wellington, NZ
(c) Jaz Morris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Wharepapa South, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pteris macilenta. BISH 36967. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956634182. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/36967.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956634182 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026