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Sticherus flabellatus
Shiny fan fern
As recorded: Sticherus flabellatus (R.Br.) H.St.John
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Gleicheniales › Gleicheniaceae
- Collected by
- Browne, J.H.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 5, 1909
- Locality
- Blackmall.
- Region
- New South Wales, Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sticherus flabellatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,051 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Great Barrier Island / Aotea 0991, New Zealand
(c) campbellnotjames, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Bullawarring Track, Waterfall, NSW, AU
(c) Calendrinia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
39 Wyanna St, Berowra Heights NSW 2082, Australia
(c) Tracie McMahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Woodburn NSW 2538, Australia
(c) gippa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Te Araroa Trail, Kerikeri, Northland, NZ
(c) outdoorsmum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Great Barrier Island / Aotea 0991, New Zealand
(c) wrusselld, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sticherus flabellatus. BISH 94233. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956143174. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/94233.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956143174 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
