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Nephrolepis hirsutula in life — In life — Rough Sword Fern, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) KOFANG, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by KOFANG

BISH 649830Botany

Nephrolepis hirsutula

Rough Sword Fern

As recorded: Nephrolepis hirsutula (G.Forst.) C.Presl

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 61192
Date: July 23, 1981
Locality: Road between Honoava and Haapu, Huahine Iti, top of first hill
Island: Huahine
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 90 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

224 Bishop specimens of Nephrolepis hirsutula · collected 1769–2009Species page ›

Nephrolepis hirsutula observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-17.

Nephrolepis hirsutula observed 2026-09-17

2026-09-17

RT 1, Piti, Guam, US

(c) Finn Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nephrolepis hirsutula observed 2026-08-02

2026-08-02

Nitmiluk, NT, AU

(c) Rohan K, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Nephrolepis hirsutula observed 2026-07-18

2026-07-18

Taitung, TW-TA, TW

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

Nephrolepis hirsutula observed 2026-07-07

2026-07-07

Taiwan, TW

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

Nephrolepis hirsutula observed 2026-06-27

2026-06-27

Taiwan, TW

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

Nephrolepis hirsutula observed 2026-05-23

2026-05-23

Eungella Hinterland QLD 4741, Australia

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Nephrolepis hirsutula. BISH 649830. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956437790. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/649830.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956437790 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026