BISH 955Botany

Dicranopteris linearis

false staghorn fern

As recorded: Dicranopteris linearis (Burm.fil.) Underw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Gleicheniales › Gleicheniaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 551
Date: May 17, 1915
Locality: near Hilo
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Puttock, C.F.
Record type: Preserved specimen

586 Bishop specimens of Dicranopteris linearis · collected 1838–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 17, 1915, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Dicranopteris linearis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,081 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25

Pearl City, HI 96782, USA

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

2026-10-21

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Dr @ Visitor Center (requires a $15 fee paid to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park), Hawaii 96785, USA

(c) Teresa Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Crater Rim Dr @ Visitor Center (requires a $15 fee paid to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park), Hawaii 96785, USA

(c) Teresa Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US

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

2026-10-19

Maui, Kula, HI, US

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

2026-10-19

Aiea, HI 96701, USA

(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Dicranopteris linearis. BISH 955. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956206967. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/955.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956206967 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026