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Asplenium australasicum Hook.

Bird's nest fern

Native records: 25 botanical areas

Cook Is., Caroline Is., Fiji, 22 more areas

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Distribution is shown as WGSRPD Level 3 areas. It does not imply the species occurs throughout an entire area.

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Photograph of Asplenium australasicum

An epiphyte of wet tropical climates. Native to French Polynesia, Australia, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Fiji and elsewhere.

This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account is not yet available.

Distribution areas

  • American Samoa

    • SamoaNative
    • Tokelau-ManihikiNative

  • Australia

    • New South WalesNative
    • Norfolk Is.Native
    • QueenslandNative

  • Cook Islands

    • Cook Is.Native
    • Tokelau-ManihikiNative

  • Fiji

    • FijiNative

  • French Polynesia

    • MarquesasNative
    • Society Is.Native
    • TuamotuNative
    • Tubuai Is.Native

  • Guam

    • MarianasNative

  • Kiribati

    • Gilbert Is.Native
    • Line Is.Native

  • Marshall Islands

    • Marshall Is.Native

  • Micronesia, Federated States of

    • Caroline Is.Native

  • New Caledonia

    • New CaledoniaNative

  • New Zealand

    • New Zealand SouthNative

  • Niue

    • NiueNative

  • Norfolk Island

    • Norfolk Is.Native

  • Northern Mariana Islands

    • MarianasNative

  • Palau

    • Caroline Is.Native

  • Pitcairn

    • Pitcairn Is.Native

  • Samoa

    • SamoaNative

  • Solomon Islands

    • Santa Cruz Is.Native

  • Tokelau

    • Tokelau-ManihikiNative

  • Tonga

    • TongaNative

  • Tuvalu

    • TuvaluNative

  • United States Minor Outlying Islands

    • Line Is.Native

  • Vanuatu

    • VanuatuNative

  • Wallis and Futuna

    • Wallis-Futuna Is.Native

Climate of the native range

The Köppen climate classes found in the areas this plant is recorded as native to. It does not mean an entire area has that climate.

  • Af Tropical, rainforest
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Am Tropical, monsoon
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • ET Polar, tundra
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold

The same climate occurs in 252 areas worldwide, 227 of which have no record of this plant. See them on the map

A matching climate does not mean the plant can grow there. Range limits are also set by things other than climate — dispersal history, soils, competition. Source: Beck et al. (2023), CC BY 4.0 (observed period 1991–2020).

Other names

Bird's nest fern、bird's-nest fern、Crow's-nest fern

Family
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Asplenium

Other species in Asplenium

Sources

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    American Samoa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Australia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Cook Islands · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Fiji · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Micronesia, Federated States of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Guam · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Kiribati · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Marshall Islands · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Northern Mariana Islands · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    New Caledonia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Norfolk Island · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Niue · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    New Zealand · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Pitcairn · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Palau · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    French Polynesia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Solomon Islands · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Tokelau · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Tonga · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Tuvalu · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    United States Minor Outlying Islands · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Vanuatu · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Wallis and Futuna · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

  • World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04

    Samoa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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