Asplenium polyodon
Mare's Tail Fern
As recorded: Asplenium polyodon G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- 5615
- Date
- April 26, 1985
- Locality
- Between the village of Takaue and the marsh
- Island
- Mitiaro
- Region
- Cook Islands
- Identified by
- Florence, J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 26, 1985, Whistler, W.A. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Cyperus odoratus
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Digitaria radicosa
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Eleocharis geniculata
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Geniostoma sykesii
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Jasminum didymum
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Oplismenus compositus
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Pipturus argenteus
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Rorippa sarmentosa
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Sophora tomentosa
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Asplenium polyodon observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,737 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park, NZ-WK-MP, NZ-WK, NZ
(c) Daniel Fitz-Gerald, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Great Barrier Island / Aotea 0991, New Zealand
(c) campbellnotjames, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Kaihoka 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
Kaihoka 7073, New Zealand
(c) Linda Jane Keegan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Forest Lake, Hamilton 3200, New Zealand
(c) Tyson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Eastbourne Domain, Hutt city, NZ-WG, NZ
(c) brianrance, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Asplenium polyodon. BISH 495501. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956468777. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/495501.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956468777 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026