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Asplenium trichomanes L.

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Native records: 101 botanical areas

Alberta, Alabama, Altay, 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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Photograph of Asplenium trichomanes

A perennial / lithophyte of temperate climates. Native to United States, Canada, Russia, China, Spain, India and elsewhere.

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

Distribution areas

  • Åland Islands

    • FinlandNative

  • Andorra

    • SpainNative

  • Armenia

    • TranscaucasusNative

  • Austria

    • AustriaNative

  • Azerbaijan

    • TranscaucasusNative

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Bulgaria

    • BulgariaNative

  • Canada

    • AlbertaNative
    • British ColumbiaNative
    • New BrunswickNative
    • NewfoundlandNative
    • Nova ScotiaNative
    • OntarioNative
    • QuébecNative

  • China

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

  • Croatia

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Czechia

    • CzechoslovakiaNative

  • Finland

    • FinlandNative

  • France

    • FranceNative

  • Georgia

    • TranscaucasusNative

  • Germany

    • GermanyNative

  • Gibraltar

    • SpainNative

  • Greece

    • GreeceNative

  • Guernsey

    • FranceNative

  • Holy See

    • ItalyNative

  • Hong Kong

    • China SoutheastNative

  • India

    • IndiaNative
    • West HimalayaNative

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of

    • IranNative

  • Ireland

    • IrelandNative

  • Isle of Man

    • Great BritainNative

  • Italy

    • ItalyNative
    • SardegnaNative

  • Jersey

    • FranceNative

  • Kazakhstan

    • KazakhstanNative

  • Kyrgyzstan

    • KirgizistanNative

  • Lebanon

    • Lebanon-SyriaNative

  • Liechtenstein

    • AustriaNative

  • Macao

    • China SoutheastNative

  • Mexico

    • Mexico NortheastNative

  • Monaco

    • FranceNative

  • Montenegro

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Myanmar

    • MyanmarNative

  • Nepal

    • NepalNative

  • North Macedonia

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Norway

    • NorwayNative

  • Pakistan

    • PakistanNative

  • Poland

    • PolandNative

  • Romania

    • RomaniaNative

  • Russian Federation

    • AltayNative
    • Central European RussiaNative
    • KrasnoyarskNative
    • North CaucasusNative
    • North European RussiaNative
    • West SiberiaNative

  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon

    • NewfoundlandNative

  • San Marino

    • ItalyNative

  • Saudi Arabia

    • Saudi ArabiaNative

  • Serbia

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Slovakia

    • CzechoslovakiaNative

  • Slovenia

    • YugoslaviaNative

  • Spain

    • BalearesNative
    • Canary Is.Native
    • SpainNative

  • Sweden

    • SwedenNative

  • Switzerland

    • SwitzerlandNative

  • Syrian Arab Republic

    • Lebanon-SyriaNative

  • Taiwan, Province of China

    • China SoutheastNative
    • TaiwanNative

  • Türkiye

    • TurkeyNative
    • Turkey-in-EuropeNative

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

    • Great BritainNative
    • IrelandNative

  • United States Minor Outlying Islands

    • HawaiiNative

  • United States of America

    • AlabamaNative
    • AlaskaNative
    • ArizonaNative
    • ArkansasNative
    • CaliforniaNative
    • ColoradoNative
    • ConnecticutNative
    • DelawareNative
    • District of ColumbiaNative
    • FloridaNative
    • GeorgiaNative
    • HawaiiNative
    • IdahoNative
    • IllinoisNative
    • IndianaNative
    • KansasNative
    • KentuckyNative
    • LouisianaNative
    • MaineNative
    • MarylandNative
    • MassachusettsNative
    • MichiganNative
    • MinnesotaNative
    • MississippiNative
    • MissouriNative
    • MontanaNative
    • New HampshireNative
    • New JerseyNative
    • New MexicoNative
    • New YorkNative
    • North CarolinaNative
    • OhioNative
    • OklahomaNative
    • OregonNative
    • PennsylvaniaNative
    • Rhode I.Native
    • South CarolinaNative
    • South DakotaNative
    • TennesseeNative
    • TexasNative
    • UtahNative
    • VermontNative
    • VirginiaNative
    • WashingtonNative
    • West VirginiaNative
    • WisconsinNative
    • WyomingNative

  • 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.

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

The same climate occurs in 363 areas worldwide, 262 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 trichomanes is recorded as used medicinally.

    Source location: p.677, left column, line 44

    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

Maidenhair Spleenwort、maidenhair spleenwort

Family
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Asplenium

Other species in Asplenium

Sources

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

    Åland Islands · 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

    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

    Spain · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv

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

    Finland · 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

    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

    Hong Kong · 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

    Isle of Man · 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

    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

    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

    Lebanon · 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

    Macao · 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

    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

    Myanmar · 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

    Norway · 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

    Poland · 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

    Saudi Arabia · 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

    Saint Pierre and Miquelon · 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

    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

    United States Minor Outlying Islands · 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

    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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