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Lepisorus thunbergianus
Weeping Fern
As recorded: Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C.Lucy May Cranwell →Olof H. Selling →Carl Skottsberg →
- Collector number
- 2638
- Date
- July 24, 1938
- Locality
- W Maui, Puu Kukui
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 24, 1938, Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Adenophorus montanus
Botany
Baldwiniella kealeensis
Botany
Brotherella opaeodon
Botany
Brotherella opaeodon
Botany
Brotherella opaeodon
Botany
Campylopodium capillaceum
Botany
Campylopodium capillaceum
Botany
Campylopus hawaiicus
Botany
Campylopus hawaiicus
Botany
Campylopus schmidii
Botany
Campylopus schmidii
Botany
Campylopus schmidii
Botany
Campylopus schmidii
Botany
Campylopus schmidii
Botany
Carex alligata
Botany
Coprosma ochracea
Botany
Cyrtandra grayana
Botany
Dichanthelium isachnoides
Botany
Dicranella hawaiica
Botany
Dicranum spirophyllum
Botany
Distichophyllum freycinetii
Botany
Entosthodon subinteger
Botany
Geranium hillebrandii
Botany
Holomitrium seticalycinum
Botany
Lepisorus thunbergianus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 518 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Luluku Rd, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Kaloaloa, Hawaii 96720, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lepisorus thunbergianus. BISH 8064. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956172107. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8064.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956172107 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026