Dicranopteris linearis
false staghorn fern
As recorded: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.fil.) Underw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Gleicheniales › Gleicheniaceae
- Collected by
- Shearard, D.A.; Spence, G.D.A. Shearard →G.J. Spence →
- Collector number
- 23
- Date
- January 21, 1977
- Locality
- Along the Filenkiup River at base of Mt. Namulek.
- Island
- Pohnpei
- Region
- Micronesia
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 21, 1977, Shearard, D.A.; Spence, G. also collected 2 other specimens.
Dicranopteris linearis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,331 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Maunahui-Makakupaia Access Rd, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Liah Continentino, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
2026-10-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
815台灣高雄市大社區神農里
(c) Barbeque Bacon burger Woo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Rulindo, Rwanda
(c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Dr @ Visitor Center (requires a $15 fee paid to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park), Hawaii 96785, USA
(c) Teresa Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Dr @ Visitor Center (requires a $15 fee paid to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park), Hawaii 96785, USA
(c) Teresa Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dicranopteris linearis. BISH 422190. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956394171. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/422190.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956394171 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026