Aspleniaceae

Asplenium obovatum Viv.

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Algeria, Azores, Belgium, Canary Is., Corse, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): MB, MC, MG, MF, DX

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Csa, Csb, Cfb, BWh

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): Not assessed

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Not assessed

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): Algeria, Azores, Belgium, Canary Is., Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Kriti, Krym, Madeira, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe

References

Proctor, MCF. 2009. Desiccation tolerance in some British ferns. Fern Gazette. 18(5):264–282.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17304140-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.a9tgsp

Source IUCN conservation status: x