Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Myriopteris tomentosa
Woolly Lipfern
As recorded: Cheilanthes tomentosa Link
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Gaffinger, A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 1, 1800
- Locality
- East Tennessee
- Region
- Tennessee, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Myriopteris tomentosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1800. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 783 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
S Hackberry, Alpine, TX, US
(c) feliciaz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Foothills Pkwy, Walland, TN, US
(c) Troy Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Strawn, TX, US
(c) Larry D. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Texas, US
(c) David A. Harrison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Gila County, US-AZ, US
(c) Steven Kistler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Gila County, US-AZ, US
(c) Steven Kistler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myriopteris tomentosa. BISH 768543. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956493024. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/768543.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956493024 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
