
Davallia solida
giant hare's foot fern
As recorded: Davallia solida (G.Forst.) Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Davalliaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 26620
- Date
- August 20, 1946
- Locality
- summit ridge of Mt. Matanta (Buache), north side of island
- Island
- Kusaie
- Region
- Micronesia
- Elevation
- 575 m
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 20, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Davallia solida observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 942 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Somersby, NSW, AU
(c) fugagapanthus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Wreck Bay, Jervis Bay Territory, AU
(c) maxwell_167, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Narooma NSW 2546, Australia
(c) rach-ael, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Long St, Iluka, NSW, AU
(c) myzadim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
South Stradbroke QLD, Australia
(c) lachlan_harriman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Manoa Rd + Manoa Elementary School, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Davallia solida. BISH 441656. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956277605. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/441656.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956277605 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
