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Dryopteris rubiginosa
As recorded: Dryopteris rubiginosa (Brack.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 1860
- Date
- July 23, 1970
- Locality
- Hamakua Coast; Laupahoehoe; second turn north of Seaview Service Station; Blair Woods; Ltd. Road; runs upward toward south; 3rd transect 0.7 miles above transect 1; which was 0.25 miles above Forest Reserve gate
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 884 m
- Identified by
- Puttock, C.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Dryopteris rubiginosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-20.

2026-08-20
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-07-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-07-05
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris rubiginosa. BISH 457577. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956690709. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/457577.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956690709 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
