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Nephrolepis exaltata
southern sword fern
As recorded: Nephrolepis exaltata subsp. hawaiiensis W.H.Wagner
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Nephrolepidaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 33272
- Date
- February 11, 1951
- Locality
- Kilauea, Kipuka Puaulu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,300 m
- Identified by
- Puttock, C.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 11, 1951, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 17 other specimens.
Alyxia stellata
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Bulbostylis capillaris
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Coprosma rhynchocarpa
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Digitaria violascens
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dubautia ciliolata
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Erigeron canadensis
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Kadua affinis
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Melicope hawaiensis
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Myrsine lessertiana
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Pipturus albidus
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Psychotria hawaiiensis
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Sophora chrysophylla
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Vaccinium reticulatum
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Nephrolepis exaltata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 68 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-29.
2026-08-29
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-20
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) veozu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-14
Makawao Forest Reserve, Makawao, HI, US
(c) washburnfamily, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) abelle26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-01
Devastation Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nephrolepis exaltata. BISH 7462. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956273888. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/7462.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956273888 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026