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Lepisorus thunbergianus
Weeping Fern
As recorded: Lepisorus thunbergianus (Kaulf.) Ching
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Polypodiaceae
- Collected by
- Grether, D.F.; Wagner Jr., W.H.David F. Grether →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 3911
- Date
- October 3, 1945
- Locality
- Kolekole Pass, Waianae Mts., Sacrificial Rock
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wilson, K.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lepisorus thunbergianus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 517 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
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)
2026-09-30
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Lepisorus thunbergianus. BISH 8151. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956361395. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8151.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956361395 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026