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Pteridium aquilinum
As recorded: Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 6645
- Date
- July 31, 1924
- Locality
- North fork of Sauk River.
- Region
- Washington, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 31, 1924, St.John, H. also collected 11 other specimens.
Pteridium aquilinum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 159,675 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Lebanon Rd, Mebane, NC, US
(c) Jason Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Plains Rd, Colchester, NS, CA
(c) Mary E. Macaulay, P.Eng., some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27
M50, Ross-On-Wye, England, GB
(c) ajsmith91, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
S Admiral Rd, Forbes, MN, US
(c) Hilary A. Turner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27
Middle Rd, Colchester, NS, CA
(c) Mary E. Macaulay, P.Eng., some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27
Brooklyn Rd, Middleton, NS, CA
(c) fallj07, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pteridium aquilinum. BISH 454793. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956355593. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454793.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956355593 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
