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Asplenium normale
Rainforest Spleenwort
As recorded: Asplenium normale D.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Query, M.Mark Query →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 18240
- Date
- July 9, 2019
- Locality
- Kauai Hanalei District. Kahuamaa Flat.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,250 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 9, 2019, Wood, K.R.; Query, M. also collected 3 other specimens.
Asplenium normale observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2019. 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 779506. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956223456. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/779506.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956223456 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
