Kebnat

Bryopsida

348 species · 16 orders

In Québec, the class Bryopsida counts 348 species, in 16 orders. The stars? Schreber's big red stem moss, Knights plume moss and Splendid feather moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, with 179 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine179
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent177
  3. Outaouais176
  4. Nord-du-Québec170
  5. Capitale-Nationale140
  6. Montérégie138
  7. Estrie135
  8. Côte-Nord135
  9. Laurentides122
  10. Montréal87
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue75
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches72
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean71
  14. Mauricie54
  15. Lanaudière41
  16. Laval23
  17. Centre-du-Québec20

Bryopsida 348

Order
All348Hypnales135Dicranales60Bryales44Grimmiales29Pottiales27Orthotrichales18Splachnales11Bartramiales6Funariales5Aulacomniales3Encalyptales3Buxbaumiales2Timmiales2Catoscopiales1Diphysciales1Hedwigiales1
Schreber's big red stem moss23,278 observations
Knights plume moss13,536 observations
Splendid feather moss9,477 observations
Big Shaggy-moss1,803 observations
Grandleaf rhizomnium moss944 observations
Tree climacium moss665 observations
Bog Groove-moss402 observations
Sickle-leaved Hook-moss296 observations
Large White-moss276 observations
Rugose Fork-moss268 observations
Feathered Neckera223 observations
Nodding Thread-moss215 observations
Broom Fork-moss202 observations
Dicranum Moss198 observations
Woolly Fringe-moss192 observations
Toothed plagiomnium moss180 observations
Redshank162 observations
Ringless Hook-moss149 observations
Tortured tortella moss148 observations
Nut-moss140 observations
Ciliate Hedwigia Moss135 observations
Montane Dicranum Moss129 observations
Waved Fork-moss129 observations
Turgid aulacomnium moss121 observations
Straw Spear-moss113 observations
Twiggy Spear-moss99 observations
Ontario rhodobryum moss98 observations
Star campylium moss93 observations
Common Apple-moss90 observations
Sessile Grimmia88 observations
Rusty Hook-moss88 observations
Fountain Apple-moss85 observations
Entireleaf nitrogen moss85 observations
Willow Feather-moss77 observations
Slender Tail-moss77 observations
Fine Distichium76 observations
Wavy-leaf Moss76 observations
Woolly Feather-moss75 observations
Great Hairy Screw-moss74 observations
Heart-leaved Spear-moss73 observations
Longleaf paraleucobryum moss73 observations
Delicate thuidium moss73 observations
Floating Hook-moss72 observations
Shaded Wood-moss69 observations
Fir Tamarisk-moss67 observations
Rough-stalked Feather-moss67 observations
Confusing broom moss66 observations
Toothed plagiothecium moss66 observations