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Pteris cretica
Cretan brake
As recorded: Pteris cretica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Pteridaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.; Hartt, C.C.E. Hartt →Marie Catherine Neal →
- Collector number
- 699
- Date
- August 7, 1935
- Locality
- East of Humuula, below Kalaieha
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,890 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 7, 1935, Neal, M.C.; Hartt, C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Asplenium peruvianum
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Campylopus hawaiicus
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Carex nealiae
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Coprosma ernodeoides
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Dicranum spirophyllum
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Elaphoglossum paleaceum
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Eleocharis obtusa
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Gamochaeta purpurea
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Hepaticae
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Hydrocotyle verticillata
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Lachnagrostis filiformis
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Leptodontium flexifolium
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Luzula hawaiiensis
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Modiola caroliniana
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Nostoc paludosum
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Oreogrammitis hookeri
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Palamocladium wilkesianum
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Palamocladium wilkesianum
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Pallavicinia lyellii
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Panicum tenuifolium
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Plagiochila gracillima
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Plantago australis
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Pteris cretica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 155 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-17
Princeville, HI, US
(c) Dillon Freiburger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) Bella Hunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pteris cretica. BISH 8905. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956210918. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/8905.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956210918 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026