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Dryopteris rubiginosa
As recorded: Dryopteris rubiginosa (Brack.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 530
- Date
- August 21, 1966
- Locality
- drive to end of Kulani Prison Rd about 3mi past Kulani Prison (Honor) Camp. Rd ends in a clearing above a samll lake, and plant was about 50m up trail from end of rd. Approximately NE of Kulani tower (cinder cone) and ESE of small lake. (plot 37)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,660 m
- Identified by
- Puttock, C.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 21, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Dryopteris rubiginosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-20.

2026-08-20
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-07-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-07-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris rubiginosa. BISH 21060. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956152812. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21060.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956152812 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
