Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_microlepia_strigosa
Lace Fern
Microlepia strigosa
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About Lace Fern
palapalai is a fern in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is indigenous.
Kauaʻi evidence
Species identity and image source are documented. Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Microlepia strigosa
- Common names
- Lace Fern · Hay-scented Fern · Rigid Lace Fern
- Hawaiian names
- Palapalai
- Family
- Dennstaedtiaceae
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Record type
- Species or taxonomic group
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Documented on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Indigenous
- Conservation status
- Conservation priority; formal rank not listed
- Evidence date
- 2026-09-13
- Evidence limits
- No major occurrence uncertainty noted
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Mesic/wet forest understory
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable soil or substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable propagules and suitable establishment conditions
- Shelter
- Suitable soil, substrate, and vegetation structure
- Growth form
- Fern
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Trampling, weeds, drying, overharvest
- Conservation actions
- Protect understory, cultural harvest guidance
- Monitoring
- Protect understory, cultural harvest guidance
- Data gaps
- Additional ecological and conservation citations are recommended
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- palapalai is a fern in the Kauaʻi vascular and land plants group. Its origin status is indigenous.
