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Uluhe fern

Dicranopteris linearis

Photo by mauna Kunzah
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Field Notes

Description:

Two protruding purple fiddle heads of an indigenous Old World forked fern.

Habitat:

Spotted in the shade of the tropical rainforest in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, at an altitude of about 5000 ft. These ferns were in proximity to many volcanic steam vents which emit toxic gases.

Notes:

Reference Links:

PLANTS Profile for Dicranopteris linearis (Old World forkedfern) | USDA PLANTS

Species ID Suggestions

Uluhe

dicranopteris linearis
sonicjup
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Comments (5)
mauna Kunzah
Hi Kathleen! Thank you so much for checking out my collection. I took a look at your spotting and I definitely think it's in the same genus as mine, Dicranopteris. Since I can't see the fronds, I can't be 100% certain that it's D. linearis, but it is most likely that species considering the location you spotted it in. :)
KathleenMcEachern
Hi mauna Kunzah. I just enjoyed looking through your exciting collection. Please look at this fern frond spotting of mine taken from the same area as yours and let me know if you agree that it is the same species as your spotting here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8562521
mauna Kunzah
Yes Craig, that's exactly what Uluhe fern is. Thanks for the confirmation! I'll update the ID.
craigwilliams
Looks like a Dicranopteris (possibly linearis). Is that ulehe?

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Biology and Mathematics
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Native Hawaiian Plants
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Yellow 8 MMS - Hawai'i
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Hawai'i Bioblitz 2013
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedApril 6, 2013

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