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Dryopteris unidentata
As recorded: Dryopteris unidentata var. paleacea (Hillebr.) Herat ex Fraser-Jenk.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Palmer, D.D.; Obata, J.John K. Obata →David Palmer →
- Collector number
- 678
- Date
- July 3, 1991
- Locality
- W Maui, Lahaina District, on trail to Puu Kukui
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9085, -156.5920 ± 501 m
- Elevation
- 1,439 m
- Identified by
- Geiger, J.M.O.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 3, 1991, Palmer, D.D.; Obata, J. also collected 6 other specimens.
Still here: Dryopteris unidentata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-03-20.

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

2022-11-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris unidentata. BISH 603799. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956689519. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/603799.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956689519 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
