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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 9850Botany

Sadleria squarrosa

forest plume fern

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Polypodiopsida › Polypodiales › Blechnaceae

Collected by
Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number
13662
Date
March 28, 1937
Locality
summit of Puu Kaala, E side, Waianaeuka, Waianae Mts
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Elevation
1,230 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
149 Bishop specimens of Sadleria squarrosa · collected 1840–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 28, 1937, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Sadleria squarrosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 50 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-26.

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

Cite this specimen

Sadleria squarrosa. BISH 9850. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956634100. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/9850.

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