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Asplenium dalhousieae Hook.

Countess Dalhousie's spleenwort

Native records: 12 botanical areas

Afghanistan, Arizona, East Himalaya, 9 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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An epiphyte of temperate climates. Native to India, Mexico, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Eritrea, Nepal and elsewhere.

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

Distribution areas

  • Afghanistan

    • AfghanistanNative
  • Bhutan

    • East HimalayaNative
  • Eritrea

    • EritreaNative
  • India

    • East HimalayaNative
    • IndiaNative
    • West HimalayaNative
  • Mexico

    • Mexico NortheastNative
    • Mexico NorthwestNative
  • Nepal

    • NepalNative
  • Pakistan

    • PakistanNative
  • Saudi Arabia

    • Saudi ArabiaNative
  • United States of America

    • ArizonaNative
  • Yemen

    • YemenNative

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.

  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • ET Polar, tundra
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Dsb Cold, dry summer, warm summer
  • Dwb Cold, dry winter, warm summer

The same climate occurs in 151 areas worldwide, 139 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

Countess Dalhousie's spleenwort

Family
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Asplenium

Other species in Asplenium

Sources

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

    Afghanistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Bhutan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Eritrea · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    India · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Mexico · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Nepal · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Pakistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Saudi Arabia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    United States of America · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Yemen · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source