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Microlepia strigosa
hay-scented fern
As recorded: Microlepia strigosa var. strigosa
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Chock, A.K.
- Collector number
- 227
- Date
- April 29, 1951
- Locality
- Waianae Mts., Mokuleia, E. Makaleha valley, west branch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 29, 1951, Chock, A.K. also collected 6 other specimens.
Microlepia strigosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-24.
2026-05-24
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-29
Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-29
Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-29
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-27
Kīpukapuaulu Trail, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Miles Zhang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-04
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Microlepia strigosa. BISH 633653. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956510459. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/633653.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956510459 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026