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Asplenium polyodon
Mare's Tail Fern
As recorded: Asplenium polyodon G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Catto, R.J.R.J. Catto →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 17761
- Date
- December 25, 1936
- Locality
- East Maui, Haleakala, E of Waikekehia
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7145, -156.1398 ± 243 m
- Elevation
- 2,012 m
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 25, 1936, St.John, H.; Catto, R.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
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Asplenium densum
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Astelia menziesiana
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Astelia menziesiana
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Athyrium microphyllum
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Bryum argenteum
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Carex uncinata
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Ceratodon purpureus
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Ceratodon purpureus
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Ceratodon purpureus
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Cheirodendron trigynum
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Chenopodium oahuense
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Coniogramme pilosa
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Coniogramme pilosa
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Coprosma montana
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Coprosma ochracea
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Coprosma ochracea
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Still here: Asplenium polyodon observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-21.
2026-03-21
6300 Hana Hwy, Haiku, HI 96708, USA
no rights reserved
2025-05-18
Waihou Spring Forest Reserve, Makawao, HI, US
(c) fmarmillion, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-25
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-25
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-11-05
Maui County, US-HI, 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 405398. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956347302. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405398.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956347302 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026