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Elaphoglossum crassifolium

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BISH 6404Botany

Elaphoglossum crassifolium

As recorded: Elaphoglossum crassifolium (Gaudich.) W.R.Anderson & Crosby

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 2330.M
Date: May 12, 1920
Locality: W Maui, Olowalu Valley, far up valley and up central ridge almost to the backbone peak
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Lamoureux, C.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

207 Bishop specimens of Elaphoglossum crassifolium · collected 1816–2010Species page ›

Elaphoglossum crassifolium observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 74 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

Elaphoglossum crassifolium observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Elaphoglossum crassifolium observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Hawaii, US

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Elaphoglossum crassifolium observed 2026-10-03

2026-10-03

United States

(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Elaphoglossum crassifolium observed 2026-09-29

2026-09-29

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) puapaniolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Elaphoglossum crassifolium observed 2026-09-20

2026-09-20

Hawaii, US

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Elaphoglossum crassifolium observed 2026-08-05

2026-08-05

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Elaphoglossum crassifolium. BISH 6404. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956553124. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/6404.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956553124 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026