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Cressler, Alan

Cibotium glaucum

Cibotium glaucum (Sm.) Hook. & Arn.

Hawaiian Tree Fern, Hapu'U Pulu, Blonde Tree Fern, Female Tree Fern

Dicksoniaceae (Tree Fern Family)

Synonym(s): Cibotium st.-johnii

USDA Symbol: CIGL

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree , Fern
Size Notes: Normally 6 to 10 feet in height. May reach 25 feet.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Not Applicable
Bloom Notes: Non-flowering, spore-producing plant.

Distribution

USA: HI

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:							FAC

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cibotium glaucum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cibotium glaucum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cibotium glaucum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2015-05-08
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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