Hawaiian Native Plant Genera - Aspleniaceae

Asplenium
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Asplenium acuminatum, lola, 1 - Hana'ula, W. Maui; 2,3 - O'ahu, endemic.
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum, 'iwa'iwa, indigenous.
Asplenium contiguum, endemic.
Asplenium excisum, pamoho, O'ahu, indigenous.
Asplenium horridum, 'iwa, 'alae, 2-4 - O'ahu, indigenous.
Asplenium kaulfussii, kuau, O'ahu, endemic.
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Asplenium monanthes, Upper Kipahulu, Maui, indigenous.
asp_nid_habs.jpg (13575 bytes) Asplenium nidus, birds nest fern, 'ekaha, 'ekaha kuahiwi, 'akaha, 'akahakaha, Pahole Gulch, O'ahu, indigenous.
Asplenium peruvianum var. insulare, These photos were taken between 2007 and 2010 at Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) on Hawaii Island. Credits go to PTA Natural Resources Office (NRO) staff. [Received with gratitude from Kathy Kawakami] This is a rare and endangered (Federally listed) endemic variety.

1,2 - Mature sporophytes; 3 - Sori with indusia "closed"; 4 - Sori with indusia "open," exposing sporangia at margins; 5-6 - Sori with mostly dehisced sporangia; 7 - Gametophytes; 8 - Gametophytes and one very young sporophyte; 9 - Juvenile and very young sporophyte; 10 - Juvenile sporophyte
Asplenium polyodon, punana manu, 1-3 - O'ahu, indigenous.
asp_tris.jpg (12712 bytes) Asplenium trichomanes, 'oali'i, 'owali'i, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai'i, indigenous.

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