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Dicksonia squarrosa
New Zealand tree fern
As recorded: Dicksonia squarrosa (G.Forst.) Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Cyatheales › Dicksoniaceae
- Collected by
- Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Atkinson, I.; Godley, E.J.I. Atkinson →E.J. Godley →E.F. Melville →R. Melville →
- Collector number
- 6785
- Date
- March 18, 1962
- Locality
- Rangataua lake Scenic Reserve, near Ohakune, Waimarino Co., Wellington
- Island
- New Zealand
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- not listed
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 18, 1962, Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Atkinson, I.; Godley, E.J. also collected 1 other specimen.
Dicksonia squarrosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,014 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Kaihoka 7073, New Zealand
(c) Chris Ecroyd, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-25
Horowhenua, NZ-MW, NZ
(c) Alfie Benbow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Waingaro, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Pillar Point Lighthouse Track, Pūponga 7073, New Zealand
(c) cbeem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Collingwood, Tasman, NZ
(c) Rae Lerew, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-22
Pyes Pa, Tauranga, New Zealand
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dicksonia squarrosa. BISH 762157. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956306743. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/762157.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956306743 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026