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Psilotum complanatum
Flat Fork Fern
As recorded: Psilotum complanatum Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Psilotales › Psilotaceae
- Collected by
- Welton, P.; Haus, B.Bill Haus →P. Welton →
- Collector number
- 907
- Date
- July 9, 1991
- Locality
- W Maui, Lihau, on central ridge
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 823 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 9, 1991, Welton, P.; Haus, B. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Psilotum complanatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 191 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-28.

2026-07-28
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Antonio Rodriguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-11
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-07-08
Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jawbones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-07
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-26
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Psilotum complanatum. BISH 649049. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956269753. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/649049.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956269753 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
