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Forked Spleenwort

Asplenium septentrionale

65Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
8Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb3
Mar1
Apr14
May1
Jun14
Jul13
Aug4
Sep4
Oct4
Nov2
Dec4

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1City of Edinburgh Scotland23
2Devon England21
3Cumbria England7
4Ceredigion Wales6
5Conwy Wales3
6Highland Scotland1
7Powys Wales1
8Scottish Borders Scotland1
26 England24 Scotland11 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
65
Peak month
April
Counties with records
8
Scientific name
Asplenium septentrionale
Group
Ferns and horsetails
NBN Atlas records since 2000
143
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Asplenium
Name with authority
Asplenium septentrionale (L.) Hoffm.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1753134 · GBIF 2650720