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Asparagus setaceus
Common Asparagus Fern
As recorded: Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Collector number
- 1922-B1
- Date
- October 18, 1986
- Locality
- Koloa Distr., Kalaheo, Puuwai Road
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 229 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 18, 1986, Flynn, T.W. also collected 5 other specimens.
Asparagus setaceus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 164 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.
2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
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2026-08-29
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-16
Hinahina St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) sagemurakami, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-16
Hinahina St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) sagemurakami, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-23
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
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2026-06-16
Lanaʻi, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Asparagus setaceus. BISH 601106. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956312667. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/601106.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956312667 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026