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Lepisorus thunbergianus
Weeping Fern
As recorded: Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 834.K
- Date
- July 3, 1917
- Locality
- Waimea Drainage Basin, West side
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 3, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acacia koa
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Acacia koa
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Acacia koa
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Acacia koa
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Acanthospermum australe
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Acrolejeunea sandvicensis
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Acrolejeunea sandvicensis
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Adenophorus abietinus
Botany
Adenophorus abietinus
Botany
Adenophorus pinnatifidus
Botany
Adenophorus pinnatifidus
Botany
Adenophorus pinnatifidus
Botany
Adenophorus tamariscinus
Botany
Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
Botany
Aerobryopsis longissima
Botany
Aerobryopsis longissima
Botany
Agrostis stolonifera
Botany
Allographa rhizicola
Botany
Allographa sitiana
Botany
Alphitonia ponderosa
Botany
Alphitonia ponderosa
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Alternaria
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Alyxia stellata
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Alyxia stellata
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Lepisorus thunbergianus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. 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 8086. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956594828. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8086.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956594828 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026