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Asplenium fontanum (L.) Bernh.

Fountain Spleenwort

Native records: 23 botanical areas

Afghanistan, Austria, Baleares, 20 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 fontanum

A lithophyte of temperate climates. Native to Spain, China, Afghanistan, Andorra, Austria, Belgium and elsewhere.

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

Distribution areas

  • Afghanistan

    • AfghanistanNative

  • Andorra

    • SpainNative

  • Austria

    • AustriaNative

  • Belgium

    • BelgiumNative

  • China

    • TibetNative
    • XinjiangNative

  • Czechia

    • CzechoslovakiaNative

  • France

    • FranceNative

  • Germany

    • GermanyNative

  • Gibraltar

    • SpainNative

  • Guernsey

    • FranceNative

  • Holy See

    • ItalyNative

  • Hungary

    • HungaryNative

  • India

    • West HimalayaNative

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of

    • IranNative

  • Italy

    • ItalyNative

  • Jersey

    • FranceNative

  • Kazakhstan

    • KazakhstanNative

  • Kyrgyzstan

    • KirgizistanNative

  • Liechtenstein

    • AustriaNative

  • Luxembourg

    • BelgiumNative

  • Monaco

    • FranceNative

  • Morocco

    • MoroccoNative

  • Nepal

    • NepalNative

  • Pakistan

    • PakistanNative

  • San Marino

    • ItalyNative

  • Slovakia

    • CzechoslovakiaNative

  • Spain

    • BalearesNative
    • MoroccoNative
    • SpainNative

  • Switzerland

    • SwitzerlandNative

  • Tajikistan

    • TadzhikistanNative

  • Turkmenistan

    • TurkmenistanNative

  • Uzbekistan

    • UzbekistanNative

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.

  • Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
  • Dfb Cold, no dry season, warm summer
  • Csa Temperate, dry summer, hot summer
  • ET Polar, tundra
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • BWk Arid, desert, cold
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Dfa Cold, no dry season, hot summer
  • Dsb Cold, dry summer, warm summer
  • Csb Temperate, dry summer, warm summer
  • Dfc Cold, no dry season, cold summer
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • Dsc Cold, dry summer, cold summer
  • Dwc Cold, dry winter, cold summer

The same climate occurs in 238 areas worldwide, 215 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

Fountain Spleenwort、Smooth rock spleenwort、Smooth Rock-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

    Andorra · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Austria · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Belgium · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Switzerland · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Czechia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Germany · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Spain · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    France · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Guernsey · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Gibraltar · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Hungary · 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

    Iran, Islamic Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Italy · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Jersey · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Kazakhstan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Kyrgyzstan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Liechtenstein · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Luxembourg · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Morocco · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Monaco · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Nepal · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Pakistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    San Marino · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Slovakia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Tajikistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

    Open source

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

    Turkmenistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Uzbekistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Holy See · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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