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Asplenium contiguum
As recorded: Asplenium contiguum var. contiguum
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Welton, P.; Haus, B.; Anderson, S.S.J. Anderson →Bill Haus →P. Welton →
- Collector number
- 1862-002
- Date
- August 18, 1994
- Locality
- East Maui, Kaapahu Parcel on Kaapahu Ridge
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 823 m
- Identified by
- Haus, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 18, 1994, Welton, P.; Haus, B.; Anderson, S. also collected 2 other specimens.
Asplenium contiguum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1994. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 106 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-12.

2026-09-12
Kalaniai Rd, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-24
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-09
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) kairigney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-18
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asplenium contiguum. BISH 780124. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956374227. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/780124.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956374227 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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