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Ophioglossum polyphyllum
Common Adders-tongue
As recorded: Ophioglossum polyphyllum A.Braun
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Ophioglossales › Ophioglossaceae
- Collected by
- Greenwell, A.B.H.
- Collector number
- Degener 21241
- Date
- March 9, 1950
- Locality
- Kau, Hilea-Kai, radius of 10' on heiau
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ophioglossum polyphyllum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-21.
2026-03-21
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-20
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-14
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kai Garcia-Tobar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ophioglossum polyphyllum. BISH 657. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956433760. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/657.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956433760 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026