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Dryopteris unidentata
As recorded: Dryopteris unidentata var. paleacea (Hillebr.) Herat ex Fraser-Jenk.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Giffard, W.M.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 30, 1927
- Locality
- Kalanilehua, Olaa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 30, 1927, Giffard, W.M. also collected 12 other specimens.
Dryopteris unidentata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-14.

2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-11-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-13
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris unidentata. BISH 29276. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956397375. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/29276.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956397375 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
