Adiantum hispidulum

Rough Maidenhair Fern

As recorded: Adiantum hispidulum Sw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae

Collected by: Sykes, W.R.
Collector number: 808/87
Date: November 26, 1987
Locality: Between Palm Gully Glen and Achyranthea Valley.
Island: Norfolk Island
Region: Australian External Territory, Australia
Identified by: Sykes, W.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

185 Bishop specimens of Adiantum hispidulum · collected 1859–2025Species page ›

Adiantum hispidulum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,307 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Whangārei Heads 0174, New Zealand

(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Mudgeeraba, QLD, AU

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

2026-10-25

Ellmoos Rd, Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay Territory, AU

(c) maxwell_167, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23

Tanby Rd, Taroomball, QLD, AU

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

2026-10-20

Coromandel, Waikato, NZ

(c) Grace Connery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

Oʻahu, Kāneʻohe, HI, US

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

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Cite this specimen

Adiantum hispidulum. BISH 663404. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956481143. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/663404.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956481143 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026