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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
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 12195
- Date
- July 4, 1935
- Locality
- N slope of Kahuluu Valley, Koolau Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 275 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 4, 1935, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 12 other specimens.
Pteridium aquilinum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 527 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)
2026-10-19
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)
2026-10-11
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Pteridium aquilinum. BISH 8873. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956310826. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8873.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956310826 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026