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Dryopteris rubiginosa
As recorded: Dryopteris rubiginosa (Brack.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Perlman, S.; Gon, S.; Buck, M.; Engilis, A.Mrs. P.H. Buck →Andrew Engilis Jr →Samuel M. Gon III →Steven Perlman →
- Collector number
- 10574
- Date
- March 20, 1988
- Locality
- W Maui, Hanawai N.A.R. survey, Kalapawili Ridge transect 4 sta. 1.2
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,177 m
- Identified by
- Puttock, C.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 20, 1988, Perlman, S.; Gon, S.; Buck, M.; Engilis, A. also collected 2 other specimens.
Dryopteris rubiginosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. 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 599403. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956680700. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/599403.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956680700 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
