Native records: 12 botanical areas
Altay, Buryatiya, China South-Central, 9 more areas
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A perennial of temperate climates. Native to China, Russia, India, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.
Distribution areas
China
- China North-CentralNative
- China South-CentralNative
- Inner MongoliaNative
- QinghaiNative
- TibetNative
- XinjiangNative
India
- West HimalayaNative
Mongolia
- MongoliaNative
Nepal
- NepalNative
Pakistan
- PakistanNative
Russian Federation
- AltayNative
- BuryatiyaNative
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.
- Dwc Cold, dry winter, cold summer
- ET Polar, tundra
- BWh Arid, desert, hot
- Dfb Cold, no dry season, warm summer
- BWk Arid, desert, cold
- Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
- BSk Arid, steppe, cold
- Dwa Cold, dry winter, hot summer
- Dwb Cold, dry winter, warm summer
- Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
- Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
- Dfc Cold, no dry season, cold summer
The same climate occurs in 178 areas worldwide, 166 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).
- Family
- Aspleniaceae
- Genus
- Asplenium
Other species in Asplenium
- Asplenium myriophyllumlimestone spleenwort
- Asplenium mysorense
- Asplenium namibicum
- Asplenium neobrackenridgeiNeobrackenridge's spleenwort
- Asplenium neohainanense
- Asplenium nephrolepioides
- Asplenium nesioticum
- Asplenium newmanii
- Asplenium niamniamense
- Asplenium nidoides
- Asplenium nidusBird's-nest fern
- Asplenium nigrescens
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
India · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Mongolia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Nepal · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Pakistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Russian Federation · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
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