
Dryopteris unidentata
As recorded: Dryopteris unidentata var. paleacea (Hillebr.) Herat ex Fraser-Jenk.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 915.M
- Date
- July 25, 1919
- Locality
- unknown
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 25, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 9 other specimens.
Dryopteris unidentata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-14.

2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-11-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-13
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris unidentata. BISH 5462.3. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956427818. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/5462.3.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956427818 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
