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Hypolepis hawaiiensis
As recorded: Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dennstaedtiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1047 K
- Date
- July 3, 1917
- Locality
- W Waimea drainage basin
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 3, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Hypolepis hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-04.

2026-06-04
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-06-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Nicolai Barca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-12-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-11-13
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypolepis hawaiiensis. BISH 708721. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956645722. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/708721.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956645722 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
