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Pteridium aquilinum

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BISH 520017Botany

Pteridium aquilinum

common bracken

As recorded: Pteridium aquilinum subsp. decompositum (Gaudich.) Lamoureux ex J.A.Thomson

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 591.Mo
Date: September 1, 1912
Locality: Waialua ridge
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1175, -156.7685 ± 2,764 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

169 Bishop specimens of Pteridium aquilinum · collected 1819–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Pteridium aquilinum observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-12.

Pteridium aquilinum observed 2025-06-12

2025-06-12

Maui, Lahaina, HI, US

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

Pteridium aquilinum observed 2022-12-28

2022-12-28

Maui, Hawaii, United States

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Pteridium aquilinum observed 2022-11-09

2022-11-09

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Pteridium aquilinum. BISH 520017. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956635319. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/520017.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956635319 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026