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Lepisorus thunbergianus
Weeping Fern
As recorded: Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Rémy, J.
- Collector number
- 5
- Date
- 1851
- Locality
- Maui
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lepisorus thunbergianus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1851. 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 8080. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956594483. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8080.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956594483 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026