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Pteridium aquilinum
common bracken
As recorded: Pteridium aquilinum subsp. decompositum (Gaudich.) Lamoureux ex J.A.Thomson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 12546
- Date
- December 1, 1935
- Locality
- Kanepuu, near
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8700, -156.9825 ± 1,824 m
- Elevation
- 500 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 1, 1935, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 17 other specimens.
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Haplostachys munroi
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Jacquemontia sandwicensis
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Melinis minutiflora
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Myrsine lanaiensis
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Notelaea
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Salvia coccinea
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Salvia occidentalis
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Senna gaudichaudii
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Still here: Pteridium aquilinum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-10.
2026-01-10
Lanai City, HI 96763, USA
(c) Peter Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-10
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-16
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-23
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pteridium aquilinum. BISH 647077. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956646985. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/647077.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956646985 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026