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Pellaea ternifolia
trans-Pecos cliffbrake
As recorded: Pellaea ternifolia (Cav.) Link
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Wiebke, H.Otto Degener →Henry Wiebke →
- Collector number
- 3974
- Date
- July 15, 1926
- Locality
- Kau Desert
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pellaea ternifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 177 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Mauna Loa Observatory Road, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pellaea ternifolia. BISH 7673. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956239902. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/7673.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956239902 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026