Belonging to the family Aspleniaceae, the genus Asplenium is an exceptionally large group comprising 1,061 taxa. It is widespread across North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, and is also natively found in Antarctic. Across its taxa, it is most often linked to wet tropical and temperate regions. It is predominantly composed of herbaceous perennials.
Data Profile
Taxonomic Scale: 1,061 taxa (945 base species, 116 variants).
Centers of Diversity: Africa (316), Tropical Asia (275), South America (234)
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