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Athyrium microphyllum
‘ākōlea
As recorded: Athyrium microphyllum (Sm.) Alston
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Athyriaceae
- Collected by
- Annable, C.R.; Brand, R.; Oppenheiner, H.; Meidell, J.S.C.R. Annable →R. Brand →J.S. Meidell →H. Oppenheiner →
- Collector number
- 3850
- Date
- March 5, 1998
- Locality
- W Maui, Lahaina District, up trail from Haelaau Cabin at transect station 4.6510
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9267, -156.6076 ± 514 m
- Elevation
- 990 m
- Identified by
- Palmer, D.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 5, 1998, Annable, C.R.; Brand, R.; Oppenheiner, H.; Meidell, J.S. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Athyrium microphyllum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-03-20.

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

2024-09-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-22
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Steve Ansell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-22
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Steve Ansell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-22
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Steve Ansell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Athyrium microphyllum. BISH 771117. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956576453. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/771117.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956576453 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
