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Lepisorus thunbergianus
Weeping Fern
As recorded: Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.
- Collector number
- 6224
- Date
- July 21, 1977
- Locality
- SW flank of Mauna Loa, Manuka
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,402 m
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 21, 1977, Higashino, P.K. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Cardamine hirsuta
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Carex wahuensis
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Carex wahuensis
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Cerastium holosteoides
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Cocculus orbiculatus
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Coprosma rhynchocarpa
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Deschampsia nubigena
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dryopteris fuscoatra
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Dubautia scabra
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Erechtites valerianifolius
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Luzula hawaiiensis
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Lycopodium venustulum
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Machaerina angustifolia
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Microlaena stipoides
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Microlepia setosa
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Morelotia gahniiformis
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Lepisorus thunbergianus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. 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 431382. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956483607. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/431382.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956483607 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026