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Nephrolepis hirsutula
Rough Sword Fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis hirsutula (G.Forst.) C.Presl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Long, C.R.
- Collector number
- 2852
- Date
- November 28, 1964
- Locality
- Cooper Island
- Island
- Palmyra Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 28, 1964, Long, C.R. also collected 9 other specimens.
Nephrolepis hirsutula observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.
2026-09-17
RT 1, Piti, Guam, US
(c) Finn Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Nitmiluk, NT, AU
(c) Rohan K, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-18
Taitung, TW-TA, TW
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-07
Taiwan, TW
(c) zxchang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Taiwan, TW
(c) youde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-23
Eungella Hinterland QLD 4741, Australia
(c) SnailTrail, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis hirsutula. BISH 51559. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956393344. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/51559.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956393344 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026