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Asplenium normale
Rainforest Spleenwort
As recorded: Asplenium normale D.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 145.K
- Date
- August 6, 1909
- Locality
- Power line trail between Hanoki and Lihue
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1909, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Adenophorus abietinus
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Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
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Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
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Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
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Asplenium polyodon
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Cyclosorus interruptus
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Deparia marginalis
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Deparia prolifera
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Dryopteris glabra
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Elaphoglossum micradenium
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Hydrangea arguta
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Hymenasplenium unilaterale
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Hymenophyllum recurvum
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Lepisorus thunbergianus
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Melicope anisata
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Melicope spathulata
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Melicope spathulata
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Nephrolepis cordifolia
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Nertera granadensis
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Peperomia hesperomannii
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Asplenium normale observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 54 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-26.
2026-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-21
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 normale. BISH 3032. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956355345. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/3032.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956355345 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026