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Adiantum hispidulum
As recorded: Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Greenwell, A.Otto Degener →Arthur Greenwell →
- Collector number
- 21887
- Date
- February 19, 1952
- Locality
- W slope of Pololu Valley
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 305 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 19, 1952, Degener, O.; Greenwell, A. also collected 9 other specimens.
Adiantum hispidulum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 539 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Oʻahu, Kāneʻohe, HI, US
(c) melidesomma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Waihou Spring Forest Reserve, Makawao, HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-17
Kāneʻohe
(c) cascadiaisforplants, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Adiantum hispidulum. BISH 681264. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956269851. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/681264.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956269851 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
