Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Dryopteris cristata
crested wood fern
As recorded: Dryopteris cristata (L.) A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Guttenberg, G.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Region
- West Virginia, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Dryopteris cristata observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,443 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Ohio, US
(c) Reagan :), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Blue Spruce Rd, Meadowlands, MN, US
(c) Hilary A. Turner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Algoma, CA-ON, CA
(c) Candace Park, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Ohio, US
(c) Matthew White, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Shirley, MA, US
(c) gwrx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Jim Thorpe, PA, US
(c) smartinbiologist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dryopteris cristata. BISH 768126. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956569749. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/768126.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956569749 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026