
Microsorum scolopendria
monarch fern
As recorded: Phymatosorus scolopendria (Burm.fil.) Pic.Serm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- (Not on sheet)
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Locality
- Micronesia
- Region
- Unknown Region
- Identified by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Microsorum scolopendria observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,406 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-02.

2026-11-02
Welbedacht, Chatsworth, 4142, South Africa
(c) stho_mkhize, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-11-01
640台灣雲林縣斗六市湖山里
(c) 祐, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-31
977台灣花蓮縣豐濱鄉磯崎村66之2號
(c) tuyin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
國立嘉義大學, 東區, 嘉義市, TW
(c) 陳宥儒, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US
(c) Arianna Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Lembá, ST-ST, ST
(c) Luis Jordão, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Microsorum scolopendria. BISH 755338. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956514021. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/755338.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956514021 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
