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Asplenium flaccidum
drooping spleenwort
As recorded: Asplenium flaccidum G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 11820
- Date
- January 29, 1983
- Locality
- near Auckland City, Waitakere Ranges
- Island
- North Island
- Region
- New Zealand
- Elevation
- 300 m
- Identified by
- Dawson, J.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 29, 1983, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Asplenium flaccidum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,185 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Waitetuna, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Egmont National Park, Egmont, NZ-TK-NP, NZ-TK, NZ
(c) ellagouran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Farm Cove, Auckland, New Zealand
(c) Shaun, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Collingwood 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25
Collingwood 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-24
New Plymouth 4374, New Zealand
(c) Tia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium flaccidum. BISH 571644. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956559834. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/571644.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956559834 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
