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Dryopteris filix-mas
male fern
As recorded: Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Luerssen
- Collector number
- 982
- Date
- September 4, 1883
- Locality
- Erzgebirge: Waldsaum ani Gahlerberg (Fupe des Keilberges) bei Oberwiesenthal.
- Region
- Germany
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 4, 1883, Luerssen also collected 1 other specimen.
Dryopteris filix-mas observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1883. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35,243 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29
21620 Kaarina, Suomi
(c) Juha Kinnunen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
21620 Kaarina, Suomi
(c) Juha Kinnunen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-29
Калининский округ, Тюмень, Тюменская обл., Россия
(c) Konstantin Pavlov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Kruth, France
(c) Elphège Budzinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28
Gans und Rheingrafenstein, Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, DE
(c) philippheiser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris filix-mas. BISH 96788. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956206540. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/96788.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956206540 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
