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Dryopteris fuscoatra
crowned woodfern
As recorded: Dryopteris fuscoatra var. fuscoatra
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 1569
- Date
- December 29, 1956
- Locality
- Honopu; Awaawapuhi Valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,082 m
- Identified by
- Thomas, M.K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 29, 1956, Stone, B.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Dryopteris fuscoatra observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-19.
2026-06-19
Hanapepe, HI 96716, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-27
Kahakapao Loop Trail, Makawao, HI, US
(c) linds_e, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-07
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris fuscoatra. BISH 19174. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956401737. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/19174.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956401737 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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