
Davallia solida
giant hare's foot fern
As recorded: Davallia solida (G.Forst.) Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Davalliaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 63420
- Date
- July 9, 1982
- Locality
- On ridge W & S of Pueheru Valley.
- Island
- Tahaa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 300 m
- Identified by
- Parsons, M.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 9, 1982, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 14 other specimens.
Davallia solida observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 942 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Somersby, NSW, AU
(c) fugagapanthus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Wreck Bay, Jervis Bay Territory, AU
(c) maxwell_167, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Narooma NSW 2546, Australia
(c) rach-ael, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Long St, Iluka, NSW, AU
(c) myzadim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
South Stradbroke QLD, Australia
(c) lachlan_harriman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Manoa Rd + Manoa Elementary School, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Davallia solida. BISH 596865. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956533342. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/596865.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956533342 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
