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Endemic to Hawaiian Islands. Elevation around 4400ft/1341m. These ferns are common in this wet forest dominated by Cibotium tree ferns.
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Endemic to Hawaiian Islands. Elevation around 4400ft/1341m. These ferns are common in this wet forest dominated by Cibotium tree ferns.
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Endemic to Hawaiian Islands. Elevation around 4400ft/1341m. Note rosette of stipes from rhizome caudex.
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Endemic to Hawaiian Islands. Elevation around 4400ft/1341m. Note abaxial pinna surface with sori.
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Endemic to Hawaiian Islands. Elevation around 4400ft/1341m. Close-up of crosier with scales.
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Endemic to Hawaiian Islands. Elevation around 4400ft/1341m. Note the erect, white, fleshy spines on upper surface of midrib which are key identifying characteristics, and do not exist on any other native Hawaiian fern.
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Endemic to Hawaiian Islands. Elevation around 4400ft/1341m. Note the erect, white, fleshy spines on upper surface of midrib which are key identifying characteristics, and do not exist on any other native Hawaiian fern.
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Protected area of native old growth rain forest in the village of Volcano, south of Hilo and just north of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Endemic to island chain.
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Protected area of native old growth rain forest in the village of Volcano, south of Hilo and just north of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Endemic to island chain.
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