Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Asplenium normale
Rainforest Spleenwort
As recorded: Asplenium normale D.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Aspleniaceae
- Collected by
- Thomas, M.K.; Lau, J.Joel Q.C. Lau →Miles Thomas →
- Collector number
- 276
- Date
- February 26, 2022
- Locality
- Puu Ohia, Ahupuaa of Waikiki. Southern Koolau mountains
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 600 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 26, 2022, Thomas, M.K.; Lau, J. also collected 2 other specimens.
Asplenium normale observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2022. 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 783794. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956644183. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/783794.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956644183 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
