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Adiantum hispidulum
Rough Maidenhair Fern
As recorded: Adiantum hispidulum Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Kennedy, B.; Gallaher, T.; Imada, C.Timothy J. Gallaher →C.T. Imada →Barbara Kennedy →
- Collector number
- 119
- Date
- January 10, 2021
- Locality
- Mokuleia, N Waianae Mts, Kealia Trail above Dillingham Airfield.
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 308 m
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 10, 2021, Kennedy, B.; Gallaher, T.; Imada, C. also collected 13 other specimens.
Adiantum hispidulum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2021. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 539 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Oʻahu, Kāneʻohe, HI, US
(c) melidesomma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Waihou Spring Forest Reserve, Makawao, HI, US
(c) friendofafern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-17
Kāneʻohe
(c) cascadiaisforplants, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Adiantum hispidulum. BISH 779019. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956415728. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/779019.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956415728 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
