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Microsorum spectrum
pe'ahi
As recorded: Microsorum spectrum var. pentadactylum (Hillebr.) D.D.Palmer
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Kirkpatrick, M.; Perlman, S.Megan Kirkpatrick →Steven Perlman →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 15539
- Date
- June 27, 2013
- Locality
- Lihue District. Iliiliula Valley, along drainage below northern falls
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 27, 2013, Wood, K.R.; Kirkpatrick, M.; Perlman, S. also collected 9 other specimens.
Microsorum spectrum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2013. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 37 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-20.

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-04
Hawaii, US
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Microsorum spectrum. BISH 761824. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956260620. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/761824.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956260620 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
