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Pteridium aquilinum
common bracken
As recorded: Pteridium aquilinum subsp. decompositum (Gaudich.) Lamoureux ex J.A.Thomson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1500
- Date
- June 3, 1909
- Locality
- Wahiawa
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pteridium aquilinum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 528 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Maui, Makawao, HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pteridium aquilinum. BISH 8845. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956398100. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8845.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956398100 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026