Pteridium
brackens
Photo: (c) Ken Potter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ken Potter (iNaturalist)
10
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1929
First collected
1994
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Pteridium, most mentions first.
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 5 pages
2000
New Hawaiian plant records for 1999Imada, C.T., G.W. Staples & D.R. Herbst · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
1999
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1999: ArticlesEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
Where Bishop collected it
1 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1929 by Meebold, A. (Weirakei.). The Museum last collected it in 1994; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 26, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
527 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-26
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Maui, Makawao, HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-10
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-02
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)