Adiantum hispidulum

Rough Maidenhair Fern

As recorded: Adiantum hispidulum Sw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae

Collected by: Quayle, E.H.
Collector number: 11
Date: September 14, 1921
Locality: Below Fautana Falls
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 260 m
Identified by: Fluma, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

185 Bishop specimens of Adiantum hispidulum · collected 1859–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 14, 1921, Quayle, E.H. also collected 23 other specimens.

Adiantum hispidulum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,305 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Whangārei Heads 0174, New Zealand

(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Mudgeeraba, QLD, AU

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

2026-10-25

Ellmoos Rd, Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay Territory, AU

(c) maxwell_167, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Tanby Rd, Taroomball, QLD, AU

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

2026-10-20

Coromandel, Waikato, NZ

(c) Grace Connery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Oʻahu, Kāneʻohe, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Adiantum hispidulum. BISH 405798. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956358335. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405798.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956358335 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026