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Asplenium polyodon
Mare's Tail Fern
As recorded: Asplenium polyodon G.Forst.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1209.M
- Date
- August 22, 1919
- Locality
- N slope of Haleakala
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 22, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 4 other specimens.
Asplenium polyodon observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 170 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-26
Mohihi-Waialae Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Chloe DuBose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium polyodon. BISH 581709. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956447761. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/581709.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956447761 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026