Lauaʻe | Peʻahi (Microsorum spectrum)
Jon Apisa. Lauaʻe | Peʻahi (Microsorum spectrum). 2026. watercolor on paper, 4.5" x 6" (11.43cm x 15.24cm).
“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
Lauaʻe | Peʻahi (Microsorum spectrum) watercolor sketchbook painting by Jon Apisa 01/05/2026
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