Microlepia setosa
rigid lace fern
Photo: (c) jmole, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by jmole (iNaturalist)
324
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1779
First collected
2025
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Microlepia setosa, 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
34 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1779 by Nelson, D. (Hawaiʻi Island).
From the collection
Alive today
304 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-07
Kaloko, HI 96740, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-06
Kokee Rd, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Salem De La Luna, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-31
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-13
Waianae, HI, US
(c) Anthony O, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
Kokee Rd, Princeville, HI, US
(c) thecarboniferous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)