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Dryopteris unidentata
As recorded: Dryopteris unidentata var. paleacea (Hillebr.) Herat ex Fraser-Jenk.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Giffard, W.M.
- Collector number
- 347
- Date
- July 1, 1928
- Locality
- Kalanilehua, Olaa.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1928, Giffard, W.M. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Dryopteris unidentata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-14.

2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-14
Hawaii, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-11-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-13
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dryopteris unidentata. BISH 766638. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956177657. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/766638.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956177657 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
