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Dicranopteris linearis
false staghorn fern
As recorded: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.fil.) Underw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Gleicheniales › Gleicheniaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Hatheway, W.H.W.H. Hatheway →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 23994
- Date
- 1950
- Locality
- Hamakua, Waipio Trail
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 244 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.; Thomas, M.K.K. Faccenda →Miles Thomas →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Dicranopteris linearis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,084 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Pahoa
(c) John DiDiego, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
2026-10-21
West Maui Forest Reserve, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) planetboom, 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dicranopteris linearis. BISH 4543. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956427814. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/4543.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956427814 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026