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Asplenium normale
Rainforest Spleenwort
As recorded: Asplenium normale D.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 3365
- Date
- April 12, 1960
- Locality
- Kokee, flat land N of Kumuwela lookout
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 12, 1960, Stone, B.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Asplenium normale observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1960. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 54 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-26.

2026-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium normale. BISH 77735. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956136143. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/77735.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956136143 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
