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Sadleria squarrosa in life — In life — forest plume fern, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Hubert Szczygieł

BISH 9294Botany

Sadleria squarrosa

forest plume fern

As recorded: Sadleria squarrosa (Gaudich.) T.Moore

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Blechnaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 228.Mo
Date: July 1, 1912
Locality: Mt. above Puu Kolekole
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preserved specimen

149 Bishop specimens of Sadleria squarrosa · collected 1840–2022Species page ›

Sadleria squarrosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-26.

Sadleria squarrosa observed 2026-08-26

2026-08-26

Hawaii, US

(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sadleria squarrosa observed 2026-06-25

2026-06-25

Kauai County, US-HI, US

no rights reserved

Sadleria squarrosa observed 2026-06-15

2026-06-15

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sadleria squarrosa observed 2026-05-28

2026-05-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sadleria squarrosa observed 2026-05-28

2026-05-28

Hawaii, US

(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sadleria squarrosa observed 2025-09-18

2025-09-18

Hawaii, US

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Sadleria squarrosa. BISH 9294. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956403271. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/9294.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956403271 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026