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Hypolepis rugosula
Ruddy ground fern
As recorded: Hypolepis lactea Brownsey & Chinnock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Meebold, A.
- Collector number
- 5324
- Date
- September 1, 1929
- Locality
- Titirangi.
- Region
- New Zealand
- Identified by
- Brownsey, P.J.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1929, Meebold, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Hypolepis rugosula observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 203 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-05.

2026-09-05
Valdivia, Los Ríos Region, CL
(c) andresmieres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-09
Concepción, Bío Bío, Chile
(c) Bruno Avilez, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-06-17
Larenas, Concepción, Región del Biobío, CL
(c) Javiera Navarro Valdivia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-01
Tasmania, South Hobart, TAS, AU
(c) timrudman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-29
Penco, Bío Bío, Chile
(c) Bruno Avilez, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-29
Myrtle Bank TAS 7259, Australia
(c) Leannika Simmons, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypolepis rugosula. BISH 93804. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956158550. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/93804.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956158550 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
