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Asplenium polyodon
Mare's Tail Fern
As recorded: Asplenium polyodon G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Gilmour, P.
- Collector number
- 7020
- Date
- February 7, 1989
- Locality
- Norfolk Island National Park, E. of Mt. Bates
- Island
- Norfolk Island
- Region
- Australian External Territory, Australia
- Elevation
- 280 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 7, 1989, Gilmour, P. also collected 1 other specimen.
Asplenium polyodon observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1989. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium polyodon. BISH 600204. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956488042. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/600204.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956488042 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
