Davallia solida

giant hare's foot fern

As recorded: Davallia solida (G.Forst.) Sw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Davalliaceae

Collected by: Stokes, A.M.
Collector number: 163
Date: March 3, 1921
Locality: Mato Arei, on broken coral rock, under trees
Island: Rurutu
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 76 m
Identified by: Brown, E.
Record type: Preserved specimen

283 Bishop specimens of Davallia solida · collected 1777–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 3, 1921, Stokes, A.M. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Davallia solida observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 942 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24

Somersby, NSW, AU

(c) fugagapanthus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22

Wreck Bay, Jervis Bay Territory, AU

(c) maxwell_167, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Narooma NSW 2546, Australia

(c) rach-ael, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

Long St, Iluka, NSW, AU

(c) myzadim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13

South Stradbroke QLD, Australia

(c) lachlan_harriman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11

Manoa Rd + Manoa Elementary School, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Davallia solida. BISH 99942. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956581910. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/99942.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956581910 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026