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Asplenium quadrivalens (D.E.Mey.) Landolt

limestone maidenhair spleenwort

Native records: 101 botanical areas

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, 98 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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A perennial / lithophyte of temperate climates. Native to United States, Russia, China, South Africa, Spain, Canada 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

  • Åland Islands

    • FinlandNative

  • Albania

    • AlbaniaNative

  • Algeria

    • AlgeriaNative

  • Andorra

    • SpainNative

  • Armenia

    • TranscaucasusNative

  • Austria

    • AustriaNative

  • Azerbaijan

    • TranscaucasusNative

  • Belarus

    • BelarusNative

  • Belgium

    • BelgiumNative

  • Bhutan

    • East HimalayaNative

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Bulgaria

    • BulgariaNative

  • Cabo Verde

    • Cape VerdeNative

  • Canada

    • British ColumbiaNative
    • OntarioNative
    • QuébecNative

  • China

    • China North-CentralNative
    • China South-CentralNative
    • China SoutheastNative
    • TibetNative
    • XinjiangNative

  • Croatia

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Cyprus

    • CyprusNative

  • Czechia

    • CzechoslovakiaNative

  • Denmark

    • DenmarkNative

  • Estonia

    • Baltic StatesNative

  • Ethiopia

    • EthiopiaNative

  • Faroe Islands

    • FøroyarNative

  • Finland

    • FinlandNative

  • France

    • CorseNative
    • FranceNative

  • Georgia

    • TranscaucasusNative

  • Germany

    • GermanyNative

  • Gibraltar

    • SpainNative

  • Greece

    • GreeceNative
    • KritiNative

  • Guernsey

    • FranceNative

  • Holy See

    • ItalyNative

  • Hong Kong

    • China SoutheastNative

  • Hungary

    • HungaryNative

  • Iceland

    • IcelandNative

  • India

    • East HimalayaNative
    • West HimalayaNative

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of

    • IranNative

  • Iraq

    • IraqNative

  • Ireland

    • IrelandNative

  • Isle of Man

    • Great BritainNative

  • Israel

    • PalestineNative

  • Italy

    • ItalyNative
    • SardegnaNative
    • SiciliaNative

  • Japan

    • JapanNative

  • Jersey

    • FranceNative

  • Jordan

    • PalestineNative

  • Kenya

    • KenyaNative

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

    • KoreaNative

  • Korea, Republic of

    • KoreaNative

  • Latvia

    • Baltic StatesNative

  • Lebanon

    • Lebanon-SyriaNative

  • Lesotho

    • LesothoNative

  • Liechtenstein

    • AustriaNative

  • Lithuania

    • Baltic StatesNative

  • Luxembourg

    • BelgiumNative

  • Macao

    • China SoutheastNative

  • Malta

    • SiciliaNative

  • Moldova, Republic of

    • UkraineNative

  • Monaco

    • FranceNative

  • Montenegro

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Morocco

    • MoroccoNative

  • Nepal

    • NepalNative

  • Netherlands, Kingdom of the

    • NetherlandsNative

  • North Macedonia

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Norway

    • NorwayNative

  • Pakistan

    • PakistanNative

  • Palestine, State of

    • PalestineNative

  • Poland

    • PolandNative

  • Portugal

    • AzoresNative
    • MadeiraNative
    • PortugalNative

  • Romania

    • RomaniaNative

  • Russian Federation

    • Baltic StatesNative
    • Central European RussiaNative
    • East European RussiaNative
    • North CaucasusNative
    • North European RussiaNative
    • Northwest European RussiaNative

  • Rwanda

    • RwandaNative

  • San Marino

    • ItalyNative

  • Saudi Arabia

    • Saudi ArabiaNative

  • Serbia

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Slovakia

    • CzechoslovakiaNative

  • Slovenia

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Somalia

    • SomaliaNative

  • South Africa

    • Cape ProvincesNative
    • Free StateNative
    • KwaZulu-NatalNative
    • Northern ProvincesNative

  • Spain

    • BalearesNative
    • Canary Is.Native
    • MoroccoNative
    • SpainNative

  • Sweden

    • SwedenNative

  • Switzerland

    • SwitzerlandNative

  • Syrian Arab Republic

    • Lebanon-SyriaNative

  • Taiwan, Province of China

    • China SoutheastNative
    • TaiwanNative

  • Tanzania, United Republic of

    • TanzaniaNative

  • Tunisia

    • TunisiaNative

  • Türkiye

    • TurkeyNative
    • Turkey-in-EuropeNative

  • Ukraine

    • KrymNative
    • UkraineNative

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

    • Great BritainNative
    • IrelandNative

  • United States of America

    • ConnecticutNative
    • IllinoisNative
    • MaineNative
    • MarylandNative
    • MassachusettsNative
    • MichiganNative
    • New HampshireNative
    • New JerseyNative
    • New YorkNative
    • OhioNative
    • OregonNative
    • PennsylvaniaNative
    • VermontNative
    • VirginiaNative
    • WashingtonNative
    • West VirginiaNative
    • WisconsinNative

  • Yemen

    • SocotraNative
    • YemenNative

  • Zimbabwe

    • ZimbabweNative

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
  • BWh Arid, desert, hot
  • Csa Temperate, dry summer, hot summer
  • Csb Temperate, dry summer, warm summer
  • Dfa Cold, no dry season, hot summer
  • Dfc Cold, no dry season, cold summer
  • Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
  • ET Polar, tundra
  • Aw Tropical, savannah
  • Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
  • BSh Arid, steppe, hot
  • BWk Arid, desert, cold
  • Cfc Temperate, no dry season, cold summer
  • BSk Arid, steppe, cold
  • Dwa Cold, dry winter, hot summer
  • Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
  • Dsb Cold, dry summer, warm summer
  • Dwb Cold, dry winter, warm summer
  • Dsa Cold, dry summer, hot summer
  • Dsc Cold, dry summer, cold summer
  • Dwc Cold, dry winter, cold summer

The same climate occurs in 299 areas worldwide, 198 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

limestone maidenhair spleenwort、Limestone Maidenhair 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

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

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    Albania · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Andorra · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Armenia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Austria · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Azerbaijan · 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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    Bulgaria · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Bosnia and Herzegovina · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Belarus · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Bhutan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Canada · 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

    Cabo Verde · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Cyprus · 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

    Denmark · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Algeria · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Spain · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Estonia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Ethiopia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Finland · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    France · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

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

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    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Georgia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Guernsey · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Gibraltar · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Greece · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Hong Kong · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Croatia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Hungary · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Isle of Man · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    India · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Ireland · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

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    Iraq · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Iceland · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Israel · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Italy · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Jersey · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Jordan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Japan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Kenya · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Korea, Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Lebanon · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Liechtenstein · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Lesotho · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Lithuania · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Luxembourg · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Latvia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Macao · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Morocco · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Monaco · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Moldova, Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    North Macedonia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Malta · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Montenegro · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Netherlands, Kingdom of the · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Norway · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Nepal · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Pakistan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Poland · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Portugal · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Palestine, State of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Romania · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Russian Federation · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Rwanda · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

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

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    Somalia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Serbia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Slovakia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Slovenia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Sweden · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Syrian Arab Republic · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Tunisia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Türkiye · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Taiwan, Province of China · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Tanzania, United Republic of · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Ukraine · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

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

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    Yemen · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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    Zimbabwe · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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