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Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Pteridophyta Class/Clade: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Dennstaedtiaceae Genus: Hypolepis

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Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic
O'ahu Endemic
Molokai Endemic
Lana'i Not in flora
Maui Endemic
Hawai'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Bibliography

Other References

Palmer 2003:168 (K, O, Mo, L, M, H); Faccenda, Arthur, et al. 2025:174 (KEY), 175 (remove L [no evidence of presence])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis East Maui, above Olinda. Preserved_Specimen Lyon, H.L. Maui BISH 1908-12-05
2 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis W Waimea drainage basin Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1047 Kauai BISH 1917-07-03
3 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Ukulele Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 917 Maui BISH 1919-07-01
4 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Palakea fence line Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1005 Hawaii BISH 1915-06-29
5 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Palakea fence line Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1005 Hawaii BISH 1915-06-29
6 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis West Maui Preserved_Specimen Baldwin, D.D. 34 Maui BISH 1879-08-01
7 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis L ridge, Kipahulu Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1732 Maui BISH 1919-11-27
8 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Kaholuamanu, above Waimea Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2778 Kauai BISH 1895-09-02
9 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis W Waimea drainage basin Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1047 Kauai BISH 1917-07-03
10 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis W Waimea drainage basin Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1047 Kauai BISH 1917-07-03
11 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Kaholuamanu, above Waimea Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2778 Kauai BISH 1895-09-02
12 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Between Kalahuapueo and Hanalilolilo Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 620611039 Molokai BISH 1962-06-11
13 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis W Waimea drainage basin Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1047 Kauai BISH 1917-07-03
14 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Palakea fence line Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1005 Hawaii BISH 1915-06-29
15 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis no locality given Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) BISH
16 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Konahuanui, main peak Preserved_Specimen Garber, D.W. 317 Oahu BISH 1920-03-14
17 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Ukulele Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 917 Maui BISH 1919-07-01
18 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis USGS camp trail, Waiakoali Stream Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. Kauai BISH 1917-07-17
19 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Hanalei District; Namolokama Plateau Not uncommon in bog fringes. Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 3340 Kauai BISH 1991-06-18
20 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis unknown Preserved_Specimen Hillebrand, W.B. BISH
21 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Kaholuamanu, above Waimea Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2778 Kauai BISH 1895-09-02
22 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
23 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis North Kona District, Puuwaawaa Ranch In pasture near water catchment sheds. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 5451 Hawaii BISH 1975-08-27
24 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis W of Poamoho trail forest Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 17550 Oahu BISH 1935-08-25
25 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Waipio, Kipapa Gulch S ridge On wet ridge. Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 1147 Oahu BISH 1933-08-06
26 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Puu Kukui, summit forest Preserved_Specimen Cranwell, L.M. 2643 Maui BISH 1938-07-24
27 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Lihue, Kamooloa headwater drainage below Kapalaoa low statured wet forest, wind swept ridge; Metrosideros, Dicranopteris, Machaerina angustifolia, Gahnia beecheyi, Cheirodendron platyphyllum, Psychotria mariniana, Dubautia laxa, Broussaisia arguta, Syzygium sandwicensis, Lobelia kauaiensis, Melicope feddei, Sphenomeris chinensis, Sadleria pallida Preserved_Specimen rhizome creeping, brown black; leaves army green; spores orange Wood, K.R. 12243 Kauai BISH 2006-12-13
28 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Waimea District, Nawaimaka, upper headwaters Along banks of stream, Metrosideros-Cheirodendron montane wet forest with Dicranopteris-Diplopterygium-Sticherus matting ferns w/ Syzygium sandwicensis, Leptecophylla tameiameiae, Vaccinium calycinum, V. dentatum, Broussaisia arguta, Kadua affinis, Peperomia hesperomannii, Gahnia viteiensis kauaiensis, G. beecheyi, Melicope cl[truncated label] Preserved_Specimen Terrestrial fern, rhizome creeping, fertile Wood, K.R. 19228 Kauai BISH 2022-12-08
29 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Kaala NAR on side of road at summit. Growing in native cloud forest dominated by Metrosideros, Cibotium, Sadleria, Dicranopteris, Vaccinium, Melicope, Trematolobelia, Dryopteris, Polypodium, Adenophorus, and others. Preserved_Specimen Creeping fern with fronds roughly 1 m long. Base of stipe with short hairs that become sparse above. Upper stipe and rachis sparsely hairy with short, sharp tipped hairs. Grooves of rachis and stipe with rows of hairs. Blades mostly 3 pinnate-pinnatifid, sori weakly protected by a marginal flap. Lamina glabrous. Thomas, M.K. 298 Oahu BISH 2022-03-22
30 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Waipio, Kipapa Gulch, S ridge wet Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 821 Oahu BISH 1932-10-01
31 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis East Maui, trail mauka, Haleakala Ranch pipe line forest Preserved_Specimen creeping Munro, G.C. 788 Maui BISH 1928-02-19
32 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Laumaia koa, lehua forest Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. 826 Hawaii BISH 1935-08-17
33 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Ka'ala bog, near the beginning portion of bog from the road. Roughly 50m from boardwalk. Metrosideros polymorpha, Melicope, Christrophersenii, Palhinea cernua, Adenophorus tamaiiscinus, Labordia waiolani Preserved_Specimen creeping, spreading on ground, in and out of byrophyte layer Thomas, M.K. 16 Oahu BISH 2019-05-10
34 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Hanalei District. NE Alakai, forest, bogs and drainages. Metrosideros-Cheirodendron montane wet forest, bogs and riparian habitats w/ Broussaisia arguta, Dubautia paleata, Labordia waialealae, L. Pumila, Polyscias waialealae, Vaccinum calycinum, Pipturus ruber, Deschampsia nubigena, Machaerina angustifolia, Melicope clusiifolia, Preserved_Specimen Terrestrial fern, hizome creeping , dark brown, fronds dark green, fertile, occasional. Wood, K.R. 17921 Kauai BISH 2018-08-14
35 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Waianae Mts., Makaleha West Management Unit. Wet mesic forest. Growing at the base of the weatherport. Previously only documented on Kaala. Preserved_Specimen Slight pink scales on the base. Shinsato, W. 549 Oahu BISH 2021-02-17
36 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Waianae, Waianae Kai trail Vegetation: Melinis repens, Metrosideros tremuloides, Coprosma longifolia Preserved_Specimen Thomas, M.K. 25 Oahu BISH 2019-08-25
37 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Kaala NAR on side of road at summit. Growing in native cloud forest dominated by Metrosideros, Cibotium, Sadleria, Dicranopteris, Vaccinium, Melicope, Trematolobelia, Dryopteris, Polypodium, Adenophorus, and others. Preserved_Specimen Creeping fern with fronds roughly 1 m long. Base of stipe with short hairs that become sparse above. Upper stipe and rachis sparsely hairy with short, sharp tipped hairs. Grooves of rachis and stipe with rows of hairs. Blades mostly 3 pinnate-pinnatifid, sori weakly protected by a marginal flap. Lamina glabrous. Thomas, M.K. 298 Oahu BISH 2022-03-22
38 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis North Kohala. Occuring ca. 400 m below the Kahena Ditch trail. Co-occuring with H. dicksonioides. Growing with Metrosideros polymorpha, Sphagnum palustre, Hypolepis dicksonioides, Cheirodendron trigynum subsp. Trigynum, Vaccinium calycinum, Myrsine sandwicensis. Occuring throughout area in several locations. Preserved_Specimen Mature individuals with fronds up to ca. 70 cm. tall. VanDeMark, J. 63 Hawaii BISH 2023-09-26
39 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Waimea District. Northwest Kauai, Honoonapali NAR, along ridge that runs form Puu Pihea to the east Ohia Lowland Wet Forest Cheirodendron platyphyllum subsp. Kauaiensis, Metrosideros polymorpha var. microphylla, C. trigynum subsp. Helleri, Melicope clusiifolia, Hydrangea arguta, Trematolobelia kauaiensis, Machaerina angust Preserved_Specimen Terrestrial fern growing under a closed canopy in more protected sections of trail that traverses the Pihea ridge. Finely divided medium green fronds, minutely pilose with white hairs along rachis, costae of segments, and newly unfurling fiddleheads. Exindusiate sori appear immature. Williams, A.M. 792 Kauai BISH 2023-05-24
40 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Waianae District, Waianae Mts., summit Mt Kaala, by gate into radar installation Assocated with sedges, ferns, Cheirodendron, Broussaisia. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 447 Oahu BISH 1967-04-22
41 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Waimea District, Nawaimaka, upper headwaters Along banks of stream, Metrosideros-Cheirodendron montane wet forest with Dicranopteris-Diplopterygium-Sticherus matting ferns w/ Syzygium sandwicensis, Leptecophylla tameiameiae, Vaccinium calycinum, V. dentatum, Broussaisia arguta, Kadua affinis, Peperomia hesperomannii, Gahnia viteiensis kauaiensis, G. beecheyi, Melicope cl[truncated label] Preserved_Specimen Terrestrial fern, rhizome creeping, fertile Wood, K.R. 19228 Kauai BISH 2022-12-08
42 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Hanalei District. Kauaikinana, headwaters east of Pihea. Metrosideros-Cheirodendron montane wet forest w/ steep slopes of Dicranopteris, Diplopterygium, & Sticherus, dissected by riparian vegetation, forest 5-8 m tall with understory of Broussaisia, Myrsine spp, Leptecophylla, Smilax, Syzygium, Stenog Preserved_Specimen Terrestrial fern, rhizome short-creeping, dark brown, lower stipe brown, rachis green, occasional. Wood, K.R. 17483 Kauai BISH 2017-07-27
43 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Waimea District, Nawaimaka, upper headwaters Along banks of stream, Metrosideros-Cheirodendron montane wet forest with Dicranopteris-Diplopterygium-Sticherus matting ferns w/ Syzygium sandwicensis, Leptecophylla tameiameiae, Vaccinium calycinum, V. dentatum, Broussaisia arguta, Kadua affinis, Peperomia hesperomannii, Gahnia viteiensis kauaiensis, G. beecheyi, Melicope cl[truncated label] Preserved_Specimen Terrestrial fern, rhizome creeping, fertile Wood, K.R. 19228 Kauai BISH 2022-12-08
44 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Ka'ala bog, near the beginning portion of bog from the road. Roughly 50m from boardwalk. Metrosideros polymorpha, Melicope, Christrophersenii, Palhinea cernua, Adenophorus tamaiiscinus, Labordia waiolani Preserved_Specimen creeping, spreading on ground, in and out of byrophyte layer Thomas, M.K. 16 Oahu BISH 2019-05-10
45 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Hanalei, Halelea FR, Namolokama Mts Metrosideros, Pelea, Labordia, Juncus planifolius; cloud, margins of forest around bogs Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 3017 Kauai BISH 1988-06-17
46 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Waianae, Waianae Kai trail Vegetation: Melinis repens, Metrosideros tremuloides, Coprosma longifolia Preserved_Specimen Thomas, M.K. 25 Oahu BISH 2019-08-25
47 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis North Kona District, Puuwaawaa Ranch In pasture near water catchment sheds. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 5451 Hawaii BISH 1975-08-27
48 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Lihue, Kamooloa headwater drainage below Kapalaoa low statured wet forest, wind swept ridge; Metrosideros, Dicranopteris, Machaerina angustifolia, Gahnia beecheyi, Cheirodendron platyphyllum, Psychotria mariniana, Dubautia laxa, Broussaisia arguta, Syzygium sandwicensis, Lobelia kauaiensis, Melicope feddei, Sphenomeris chinensis, Sadleria pallida Preserved_Specimen rhizome creeping, brown black; leaves army green; spores orange Wood, K.R. 12243 Kauai BISH 2006-12-13
49 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis East Maui, Waikamoi Flume road Preserved_Specimen Fern 5-8 ft long, arising from much-crawling, 6 mm thick rhizome; stipe thickens to ca 9-10 mm upon arising from rhizome, dark brown, scabrous below, glabrous above; fronds widely spaced along rhizome, often 20+ cm apart; 3 lowest pairs of pinnae diverging from stipe at an acute angle, frond quadripinnatifid to quinquepinnatifid; sori naked, sulcate above to smallest division, where they extend close to margin of pinnule, one pinnule lobe bolds up and partially covers cluster, acting as a sort of indusium by providing protection for the sporangia. Hobdy, R.W. 992 Maui BISH 1981-02-07
50 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis West Maui Preserved_Specimen Baldwin, D.D. 34 Maui BISH 1879-08-01
51 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis N Haleakala Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1161 Maui BISH 1919-08-17
52 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Ukulele Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 917 Maui BISH 1919-07-01
53 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis L ridge, Kipahulu Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1732 Maui BISH 1919-11-27
54 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Waikamoi flume Preserved_Specimen to 5' fern; lax fronds, broad deltoid Hobdy, R.W. 839 Maui BISH 1980-06-22
55 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis East Maui, Waikamoi Flume road Preserved_Specimen Fern 5-8 ft long, arising from much-crawling, 6 mm thick rhizome; stipe thickens to ca 9-10 mm upon arising from rhizome, dark brown, scabrous below, glabrous above; fronds widely spaced along rhizome, often 20+ cm apart; 3 lowest pairs of pinnae diverging from stipe at an acute angle, frond quadripinnatifid to quinquepinnatifid; sori naked, sulcate above to smallest division, where they extend close to margin of pinnule, one pinnule lobe bolds up and partially covers cluster, acting as a sort of indusium by providing protection for the sporangia. Hobdy, R.W. 992 Maui BISH 1981-02-07
56 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis N Haleakala Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 1161 Maui BISH 1919-08-17
57 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Waikamoi Trail Preserved_Specimen ~6' long fern; stipes continuous with underground rhizome Forbes, C.N. 2608 Maui BISH 1920-06-25
58 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Maui, Oahu Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) BISH
59 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis Maui, Oahu Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) BISH
60 Hypolepis hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis unknown Preserved_Specimen Merrill, J.W. BISH
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