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Nephrolepis exaltata
As recorded: Nephrolepis exaltata subsp. hawaiiensis W.H.Wagner
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K.R. Herat →T.R. Herat →Paul K. Higashino →
- Collector number
- 697
- Date
- June 22, 1974
- Locality
- S. Hilo, ~17 km on Saddle Rd
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 570 m
- Identified by
- Puttock, C.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 22, 1974, Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Adenophorus tamariscinus
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Adiantum raddianum
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Ageratum houstonianum
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Centaurium erythraea
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Coprosma rhynchocarpa
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Crepis capillaris
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Deschampsia nubigena
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Deschampsia nubigena
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Dicranopteris linearis
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Dryopteris wallichiana
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Dubautia scabra
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Elaphoglossum paleaceum
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Hymenophyllum lanceolatum
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Hypochaeris glabra
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Hypochaeris radicata
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Kadua centranthoides
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Kadua centranthoides
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Machaerina mariscoides
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Melastoma malabathricum
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Nephrolepis cordifolia
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Ophioderma falcatum
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Nephrolepis exaltata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 68 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-29.
2026-08-29
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-20
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) veozu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-14
Makawao Forest Reserve, Makawao, HI, US
(c) washburnfamily, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) abelle26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-01
Devastation Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis exaltata. BISH 410762. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956648391. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410762.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956648391 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026