Lauaʻe | Peʻahi (Microsorum spectrum)

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Jon Apisa. Lauaʻe | Peʻahi (Microsorum spectrum). 2026. watercolor on paper, 4.5" x 6" (11.43cm x 15.24cm).

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“Lauaʻe | Peʻahi” (Microsorum spectrum) watercolor painting by Jon Apisa.

Microsorum spectrum is known as:
Lauaʻe or Peʻahi in Hawaiʻi

Microsorum spectrum is “Lauaʻe” fern that is endemic Hawaiʻi.

Microsorum scolopendria, Phymatosorus scolopendria (introduced to Hawaiʻi) is known as:

• Lau Magamaga in Sāmoa
• Lauaʻe in Hawaiʻi
• Laufale in Tonga
• Metuapuaʻa in Tahiti

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Lauaʻe | Peʻahi (Microsorum spectrum) watercolor sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 01/05/2026

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