
Asplenium polyodon
Sickle Speenwort
Photo: (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Katja Schulz (iNaturalist)
403
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1838
First collected
2025
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Asplenium polyodon, most mentions first.
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
Where Bishop collected it
51 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1838 by U.S. Exploring Expedition (unknown).
From the collection
Alive today
170 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-10-02
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Megan LR Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-26
Mohihi-Waialae Trail, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-04
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Chloe DuBose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
