Native records: 4 botanical areas
Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, 1 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 plant of subtropical climates. Native to South Africa, Zimbabwe.
This entry carries only the classification and distribution data recorded in WCVP. A written account and images are not yet available.
Distribution areas
South Africa
- Cape ProvincesNative
- KwaZulu-NatalNative
- Northern ProvincesNative
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.
- BSh Arid, steppe, hot
- Cwb Temperate, dry winter, warm summer
- BWh Arid, desert, hot
- BSk Arid, steppe, cold
- Cwa Temperate, dry winter, hot summer
- Cfa Temperate, no dry season, hot summer
- BWk Arid, desert, cold
- Cfb Temperate, no dry season, warm summer
The same climate occurs in 130 areas worldwide, 126 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
Sources
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
South Africa · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open sourceWorld Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2026-06-04
Zimbabwe · Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · wcvp_distribution.csv
Open source