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Lepisorus thunbergianus
Weeping Fern
As recorded: Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Mitchell, A.L.A.L.M. Mitchell →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 21225
- Date
- August 28, 1945
- Locality
- Haleakala, S side of Kaluaiki
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,057 m
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 28, 1945, St.John, H.; Mitchell, A.L. also collected 14 other specimens.
Anoectangium aestivum
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Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
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Centaurium erythraea
Botany
Coprosma montana
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Elaphoglossum paleaceum
Botany
Eragrostis brownii
Botany
Lepidium virginicum
Botany
Palamocladium wilkesianum
Botany
Pityrogramma austroamericana
Botany
Polystichum hillebrandii
Botany
Pteris cretica
Botany
Sanicula sandwicensis
Botany
Santalum haleakalae
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 517 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Luluku Rd, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Kaloaloa, Hawaii 96720, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-30
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lepisorus thunbergianus. BISH 413902. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956700701. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413902.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956700701 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026