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Asplenium polyodon

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BISH 2340Botany

Asplenium polyodon

Mare's Tail Fern

As recorded: Asplenium polyodon G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 336.K
Date: September 1, 1909
Locality: vicinity of Kokoluamanu
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Palmer, D.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

403 Bishop specimens of Asplenium polyodon · collected 1838–2025Species page ›

Asplenium polyodon observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 170 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.

Asplenium polyodon observed 2026-10-02

2026-10-02

Volcano, HI 96785, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium polyodon observed 2026-08-24

2026-08-24

Hawaii, US

(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium polyodon observed 2026-07-22

2026-07-22

Hawaii, US

(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium polyodon observed 2026-06-26

2026-06-26

Mohihi-Waialae Trail, Princeville, HI, US

(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium polyodon observed 2026-06-04

2026-06-04

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Chloe DuBose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Asplenium polyodon observed 2026-06-03

2026-06-03

Hawaii, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Asplenium polyodon. BISH 2340. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956339841. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/2340.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956339841 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026