Woodwardia japonica
Asian chain fern
Photo: (c) Rafael Medina, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Rafael Medina (iNaturalist)
2
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1910
First collected
1927
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1910 by Cavalerie, J. (Chine Province du Kouy-Tcheou.). The Museum last collected it in 1927; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 15, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
442 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-15
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-28
Taiwan, TW
(c) Casper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Zhejiang, CN
(c) cheavy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
浙江省杭州市萧山区义桥镇寺坞岭
(c) vhdvhd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
(c) johnchau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
香港新界大埔滘
(c) 孟尝君, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-17
Hangzhou, CN-ZJ, CN
(c) dryasoctopetala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-05
中国浙江省温州市平阳县
(c) shikiiiiiiiii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)