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Dryopteris hawaiiensis
As recorded: Dryopteris hawaiiensis (Hillebr.) W.J.Rob.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 262.H
- Date
- June 25, 1911
- Locality
- Kanehaha, Kona
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Geiger, J.M.O.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 25, 1911, Forbes, C.N. also collected 7 other specimens.
Dryopteris hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1911. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-03.

2026-04-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-06-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris hawaiiensis. BISH 5887. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956342836. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/5887.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956342836 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
