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Pteridium aquilinum

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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: St.John, H.; Catto, R.J.R.J. Catto →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 17777
Date: December 25, 1936
Locality: Crater of Haleakala
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 2,134 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

169 Bishop specimens of Pteridium aquilinum · collected 1819–2022Species page ›

Pteridium aquilinum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 528 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Pteridium aquilinum observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

United States

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Pteridium aquilinum observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pteridium aquilinum observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pteridium aquilinum observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US

(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pteridium aquilinum observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

Maui, Kula, HI, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pteridium aquilinum observed 2026-10-14

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 8886. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956565937. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8886.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956565937 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026