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Asplenium scolopendrium L.

Hart's Tonguefern

Native records: 66 botanical areas

Alabama, Albania, Algeria, 63 more areas

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Natural distribution

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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 scolopendrium

A perennial / rhizomatous geophyte of temperate climates. Native to Russia, United States, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Portugal and elsewhere.

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

Distribution areas

  • Albania

    • AlbaniaNative

  • Algeria

    • AlgeriaNative

  • Andorra

    • SpainNative

  • Armenia

    • TranscaucasusNative

  • Austria

    • AustriaNative

  • Azerbaijan

    • TranscaucasusNative

  • Belgium

    • BelgiumNative

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Bulgaria

    • BulgariaNative

  • Canada

    • OntarioNative

  • China

    • ManchuriaNative

  • Croatia

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Czechia

    • CzechoslovakiaNative

  • Denmark

    • DenmarkNative

  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

    • Falkland Is.Introduced

  • Faroe Islands

    • FøroyarNative

  • France

    • CorseNative
    • FranceNative

  • Georgia

    • TranscaucasusNative

  • Germany

    • GermanyNative

  • Gibraltar

    • SpainNative

  • Greece

    • GreeceNative
    • KritiNative

  • Guernsey

    • FranceNative

  • Holy See

    • ItalyNative

  • Hungary

    • HungaryNative

  • 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

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

    • KoreaNative

  • Korea, Republic of

    • KoreaNative

  • Lebanon

    • Lebanon-SyriaNative

  • Libya

    • LibyaNative

  • Liechtenstein

    • AustriaNative

  • Luxembourg

    • BelgiumNative

  • Malta

    • SiciliaNative

  • Mexico

    • Mexico NortheastNative
    • Mexico SoutheastNative
    • Mexico SouthwestNative

  • Moldova, Republic of

    • UkraineNative

  • Monaco

    • FranceNative

  • Montenegro

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Morocco

    • MoroccoNative

  • Netherlands, Kingdom of the

    • NetherlandsNative

  • North Macedonia

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Norway

    • NorwayNative

  • Palestine, State of

    • PalestineNative

  • Poland

    • PolandNative

  • Portugal

    • AzoresNative
    • MadeiraNative
    • PortugalNative

  • Romania

    • RomaniaNative

  • Russian Federation

    • KhabarovskNative
    • Kuril Is.Native
    • North CaucasusNative
    • Northwest European RussiaNative
    • PrimoryeNative
    • SakhalinNative
    • YakutskiyaNative

  • San Marino

    • ItalyNative

  • Serbia

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Slovakia

    • CzechoslovakiaNative

  • Slovenia

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Spain

    • BalearesNative
    • Canary Is.Native
    • MoroccoNative
    • SpainNative

  • Sweden

    • SwedenNative

  • Switzerland

    • SwitzerlandNative

  • Syrian Arab Republic

    • Lebanon-SyriaNative

  • Taiwan, Province of China

    • TaiwanNative

  • 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

    • AlabamaNative
    • MarylandNative
    • MichiganNative
    • New JerseyNative
    • New MexicoNative
    • New YorkNative
    • TennesseeNative

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.

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

The same climate occurs in 319 areas worldwide, 252 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).

Recorded medicinal uses

The cited source records medicinal use of this plant. It is not an assessment of efficacy or safety.

  • Asplenium scolopendrium is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.677, left column, line 38

    World Checklist of Useful Plant Species · Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (KNB) · CC BY 4.0 · source version: wcups-2020-62602715

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Other names

Hart's Tonguefern、Hart's tonguefern、Hart's-tongue

Family
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Asplenium

Other species in Asplenium

Sources

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

    Albania · 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

    Armenia · 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

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

    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

    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

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

    Algeria · 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

    Falkland Islands (Malvinas) · 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

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

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

    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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  • 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

    Greece · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Croatia · 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

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

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

    Ireland · 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

    Iraq · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Israel · 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

    Jordan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Japan · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

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

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

    Lebanon · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Libya · 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

    Moldova, Republic of · 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

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

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

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

    Malta · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Montenegro · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

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

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

    Norway · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Poland · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

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

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

    Portugal · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

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

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

    Romania · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Russian Federation · 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

    Serbia · 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

    Slovenia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Sweden · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

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

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

    Tunisia · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Türkiye · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

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

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

    Ukraine · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    United States of America · 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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Image information

  • Photograph of Asplenium scolopendrium

    Erwin Gruber from Frohnleiten, Österreich, Steiermark · CC BY-SA 2.0 · File page