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Dryopteris fuscoatra
crowned woodfern
As recorded: Dryopteris fuscoatra var. fuscoatra
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 3780
- Date
- March 27, 1995
- Locality
- East Maui, Makawao Forest Reserve, W of Borge Ridge Road
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8123, -156.2626 ± 762 m
- Elevation
- 1,158 m
- Identified by
- Geiger, J.M.O.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 27, 1995, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 11 other specimens.
Still here: Dryopteris fuscoatra observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1995. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-27.

2025-12-27
Kahakapao Loop Trail, Makawao, HI, US
(c) linds_e, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-12
Makawao Forest Reserve, Makawao, HI, US
(c) Remy Henderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-25
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-24
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-18
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Matthew Lachiusa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris fuscoatra. BISH 643616. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956422780. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/643616.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956422780 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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