Claytosmunda claytoniana
Clayton's fern
5
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1870
First collected
1963
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1870 by Fowler, J. (Bass River, Kent County.). The Museum last collected it in 1963; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 22, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
141 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-22
X Horse Trail, Bloomington, IN, US
(c) Senna Bryce Robeson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-26
Ch des Moulins, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC, CA
(c) morenatureplz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-24
Carp Lake Township, MI, USA
(c) aevogel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Piedmont, QC, Canada
(c) solemay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-18
Piedmont, QC, Canada
(c) solemay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Orford, QC, CA
(c) Patrice Dupont, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-07
Boisé Franquet, Chambly, Montérégie, QC, Canada
(c) Jacques Ranger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Matawinie, CA-QC, CA
(c) simonpesant, some rights reserved (CC BY)