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Adiantum hispidulum
Rough Maidenhair Fern
As recorded: Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Quayle, E.H.
- Collector number
- 79
- Date
- September 28, 1921
- Locality
- Mt. Aorai, Noha Ravine, Leeward
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 1,090 m
- Identified by
- Brown, E.; Brown, F.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 28, 1921, Quayle, E.H. also collected 15 other specimens.
Adiantum hispidulum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,305 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Whangārei Heads 0174, New Zealand
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Mudgeeraba, QLD, AU
(c) meljmoore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Ellmoos Rd, Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay Territory, AU
(c) maxwell_167, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Tanby Rd, Taroomball, QLD, AU
(c) annamm_, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Coromandel, Waikato, NZ
(c) Grace Connery, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Oʻahu, Kāneʻohe, HI, US
(c) melidesomma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Adiantum hispidulum. BISH 96286. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366214. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/96286.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956366214 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
