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Polystichum aculeatum
hard shield fern
As recorded: Polystichum aculeatum (L.) Roth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Schniewind, F.L.; Elberfeld; von Spiesson, F.Elberfeld →F.L. Schniewind →von Spiesson →
- Collector number
- 15952
- Date
- June 26, 1891
- Locality
- Zwisehen Freidruhsthal unv. Schlop Nesselrath/wupper am Bergabhang.
- Region
- Germany
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Polystichum aculeatum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1891. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,889 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Rangitaiki 3379, New Zealand
no rights reserved
2026-10-27
Toora VIC 3962, Australia
(c) catherinecrowden, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
88250 La Bresse, France
(c) Elphège Budzinski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Stöckentobelweg, Zürich, ZH, CH
(c) Evelin Krol, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Hartberg-Fürstenfeld, Österreich
(c) Sepp Schmid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Velem, Vas County, HU
(c) Benjamin Schedl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Polystichum aculeatum. BISH 96823. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956352007. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/96823.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956352007 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026