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Microlepia setosa
rigid lace fern
As recorded: Microlepia setosa (Sm.) Alston
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 208
- Date
- July 28, 1966
- Locality
- Located on the Mauna Loa Strip Road about 3.6 miles from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway, into the first section of Kipuka Ki. Plant was about 30 meters into forest at right of road (plot 39)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Thomas, M.K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 28, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Microlepia setosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 304 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-07
Kaloko, HI 96740, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Kokee Rd, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Microlepia setosa. BISH 20734. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956326418. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20734.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956326418 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026