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Microlepia setosa

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BISH 4570Botany

Microlepia setosa

rigid lace fern

As recorded: Microlepia setosa (Sm.) Alston

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 12819
Date: December 28, 1932
Locality: Punaula Valley
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.0888, -156.8076 ± 1,808 m
Elevation: 152 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Thomas, M.K.
Record type: Preserved specimen

324 Bishop specimens of Microlepia setosa · collected 1779–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Microlepia setosa observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-11-09.

Microlepia setosa observed 2022-11-09

2022-11-09

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Microlepia setosa. BISH 4570. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956293821. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/4570.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956293821 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026