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Polystichum haleakalense
Haleakala holly fern
As recorded: Polystichum haleakalense Brack.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Dryopteridaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1989M
- Date
- March 17, 1920
- Locality
- East Maui, SW slope of Haleakala, far above Lualailua
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Driscoll, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 17, 1920, Forbes, C.N. also collected 23 other specimens.
Polystichum haleakalense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-05-25.

2024-05-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-21
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Steve Ansell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-25
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-07-25
Hawaii, US
(c) andydella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-25
Hawaii, US
(c) andydella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polystichum haleakalense. BISH 7845. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956278785. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/7845.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956278785 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
