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Davallia solida in life — In life — giant hare's foot fern, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Gordon Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gordon Chen

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Davallia solida

giant hare's foot fern

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Davalliaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 15859
Date: August 3, 1934
Locality: Slope up to pass, south of Raiurua. Grassy bank
Island: Raivavae
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 40 m
Identified by: Copeland, E.B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Davallia solida observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 942 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Davallia solida observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Somersby, NSW, AU

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

Davallia solida observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Wreck Bay, Jervis Bay Territory, AU

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

Davallia solida observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

Narooma NSW 2546, Australia

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

Davallia solida observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Long St, Iluka, NSW, AU

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

Davallia solida observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

South Stradbroke QLD, Australia

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

Davallia solida observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

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

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Davallia solida. BISH 99958. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956204061. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/99958.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956204061 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026