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Lepisorus thunbergianus
Weeping Fern
As recorded: Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Welton, P.; Haus, B.Bill Haus →P. Welton →
- Collector number
- 995
- Date
- July 9, 1991
- Locality
- W Maui, Lahaina District, Lihau
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8443, -156.6081 ± 811 m
- Elevation
- 823 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 9, 1991, Welton, P.; Haus, B. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acacia koa
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Acacia koa
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Adenophorus pinnatifidus
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Asplenium aethiopicum
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Asplenium sphenotomum
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Bidens micrantha
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Bidens micrantha
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Carex wahuensis
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Chamaecrista nictitans
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Coprosma foliosa
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Coprosma foliosa
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Coprosma stephanocarpa
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Cyperus phleoides
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Deschampsia nubigena
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Desmodium incanum
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Diplazium arnottii
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Diplazium arnottii
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Diplazium arnottii
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Diplazium sandwichianum
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Doodia kunthiana
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Still here: Lepisorus thunbergianus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-11-09.
2025-11-09
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NEcology, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-19
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-03-19
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-12-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) velodrome, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-03-23
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Steve Ansell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lepisorus thunbergianus. BISH 647198. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956511637. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/647198.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956511637 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026