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Lepisorus thunbergianus

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BISH 8100Botany

Lepisorus thunbergianus

Weeping Fern

As recorded: Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 163.K
Date: August 6, 1909
Locality: Powerline Trail between Hanalei and Lihue
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Wilson, K.A.
Record type: Preserved specimen

358 Bishop specimens of Lepisorus thunbergianus · collected 1779–2025Species page ›

Lepisorus thunbergianus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 517 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

Lepisorus thunbergianus observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Waianae, HI 96792, USA

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Lepisorus thunbergianus observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

Luluku Rd, Kaneohe, HI, US

(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lepisorus thunbergianus observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

Hawaii, US

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lepisorus thunbergianus observed 2026-09-30

2026-09-30

Kaloaloa, Hawaii 96720, USA

(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lepisorus thunbergianus observed 2026-09-30

2026-09-30

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Lepisorus thunbergianus observed 2026-09-30

2026-09-30

Hawaii County, HI, USA

(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Lepisorus thunbergianus. BISH 8100. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956634091. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8100.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956634091 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026