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Pteridium aquilinum

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BISH 647150Botany

Pteridium aquilinum

common bracken

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae

Collected by: Giffard, W.M.
Collector number: 338
Date: June 1, 1928
Locality: 7 Craters Road
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Pteridium aquilinum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 527 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Pteridium aquilinum observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

United States

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Pteridium aquilinum observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US

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

Pteridium aquilinum observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pteridium aquilinum observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

Maui, Kula, HI, US

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

Pteridium aquilinum observed 2026-10-14

2026-10-14

Maui, Makawao, HI, US

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

Pteridium aquilinum observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Hilo, HI 96720, USA

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Cite this specimen

Pteridium aquilinum. BISH 647150. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956654704. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/647150.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956654704 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026