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Hāpuʻu
The federal status of the plant (Endangered, Threatened, or Not listed) based on the US Fish and Wildlife Services Environmental Conservation Online System as of 6/26/2024. Also see "Population Status" designations (PEPP, SWAP). Learn more.
NoneThe Hawaiian name(s) or other common name(s) of the plant.
HāpuʻuThe taxonomic family for the plant.
CibotiaceaeOther names the plant may be called.
Chamisso's tree fern, Hawaiian tree fern, Hāpuʻu meu, Hāpuʻupuʻu, PepeʻeDoes your site's environmental conditions meet this plant's needs?
The climate zones where this plant grows best. Learn more.
Salt tolerance is variable. If your site is right on the coast with direct salt spray, do some additional research to determine its tolerance. Learn more.
NoIf the plant grows better above or below 2,000' in elevation. Learn more.
No preferenceSelect what best represents the amount of sunlight at the planting site.
The amount of water the plant needs: 1 is lowest, 5 is highest. Learn more.
4Plant prefers well-drained soil. Learn more.
NoDoes this plant meet your landscaping needs?
The plant's growth form.
FernThe range of height of a fully-grown plant, in feet.
2-10'The range of width of a fully-grown plant, in feet.
8-10'Select the landscape design role you are looking for. Learn more.
Accent, Containers, ScreenSelect a flower color or other attractive feature to filter for those plants. Learn more.
OtherDoes this plant have the personality you're looking for?
How easy it is to find the plant. Learn more.
VariableSelect options below to match your gardening experience. Learn more.
AverageWhether or not the plant is short-lived. Learn more.
NoIf the plant spreads, how evenly. Learn more.
MinimalIf the plant needs pruning or not. Learn more.
Minimal pruningFor a neater appearance prune old fronds, leaving emerging fronds (fiddles)
Does this plant provide the ecosystem and/or ethnotobanical benefits you're looking for?
Soft woolly material at base of the fronds (pulu) was used for dressing wounds, embalming bodies, for pillows and mattresses.
How the Ancient Hawaiians used the plant: food, tools, shelter, canoes, medicine, spiritual, crafts, lei, ornamental, and/or fire.
Clothing, Food, Famine Food, MedicineNot all native plants, birds occur on all islands. Select to show only what naturally occurs on your island. Learn more.
Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lanaʻi, Maui, HawaiʻiSelect a native forest bird to feature plants beneficial to/associated with that bird. Learn more.
‘Apapane, ‘I‘iwiProtection status for the plant under Federal and Hawai'I state laws. Learn more.
SWAP, Important interactionThe native status of the plant in Hawaiʻi: Indigenous (found natively throughout Hawaiʻi), Endemic (found natively in specific areas), or Canoe (brought to Hawaiʻi by Ancient Hawaiians from other places in Polynesia). Learn more.
EndemicWelcome to the Go Native App
Things will go here.
Majestic ferns, great under trees to reduce erosion. Need slightly acidic, well drained soil and plenty of moisture. Among the species Cibotium chamissoi, C. glaucum, and C. menziesii, all are adapted to mesic and wet forests, but C. glaucum naturally occurs at lower elevations than the other two and is generally more common in the nursery trade. Hawaiian honeycreepers use the pulu (wool) to line their nests. Feral pigs are an ongoing threat.