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Pteridium aquilinum
As recorded: Pteridium aquilinum subsp. decompositum (Gaudich.) Lamoureux ex J.A.Thomson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 171
- Date
- March 17, 1914
- Locality
- Mahana
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8793, -156.9117 ± 5,574 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 17, 1914, Munro, G.C. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Pteridium aquilinum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1914. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-10.
2026-01-10
Lanai City, HI 96763, USA
(c) Peter Scott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-10
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) biolyth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-04-16
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-23
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-11-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pteridium aquilinum. BISH 8855. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956194263. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8855.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956194263 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026