Mosses of Québec

573 species · 573 identifiable by the app · 95,405 observations

Québec is home to 573 species of mosses. The stars? Schreber's big red stem moss, Knights plume moss and Splendid feather moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Nord-du-Québec, with 311 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species of mosses 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. Nord-du-Québec311
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine303
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent302
  4. Capitale-Nationale275
  5. Outaouais271
  6. Côte-Nord267
  7. Estrie223
  8. Laurentides221
  9. Montérégie207
  10. Abitibi-Témiscamingue148
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean142
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches135
  13. Mauricie117
  14. Montréal107
  15. Lanaudière97
  16. Centre-du-Québec64
  17. Laval37

Mosses 573

Order
Family
Schreber's big red stem moss23,278 observations
Knights plume moss13,536 observations
Splendid feather moss9,477 observations
Threelobed bazzania5,910 observations
Rusty Bog-moss5,047 observations
Girgensohn's sphagnum4,679 observations
Ciliated Fringewort3,849 observations
Big Shaggy-moss1,803 observations
Spiky Bog-moss1,380 observations
Russow's sphagnum996 observations
Northern Peatmoss946 observations
Grandleaf rhizomnium moss944 observations
Tree climacium moss665 observations
Red Bog-moss608 observations
Fine Bog-moss492 observations
Flat-topped Bog-moss482 observations
Bog Groove-moss402 observations
Juniper polytrichum moss351 observations
Warnstorf's sphagnum345 observations
Sickle-leaved Hook-moss296 observations
Rigid Bog-moss294 observations
Wall Scalewort279 observations
Large White-moss276 observations
Olive Bog-moss274 observations
Rugose Fork-moss268 observations
Common Liverwort263 observations
Tree Fringewort254 observations
Lindberg's sphagnum245 observations
Papillose sphagnum244 observations
Central sphagnum moss241 observations
Low sphagnum231 observations
Feathered Neckera223 observations
Bristly Haircap215 observations
Nodding Thread-moss215 observations
Broom Fork-moss202 observations
Dicranum Moss198 observations
Slender Cow-horn Bog-moss195 observations
Woolly Fringe-moss192 observations
Cat-tonque liverwort180 observations
Toothed plagiomnium moss180 observations
Fringed Bog-moss179 observations
Toothed sphagnum179 observations
Narrow Mushroom-headed Liverwort167 observations
Redshank162 observations
Black Rock-moss161 observations
Common Haircap161 observations
Strict Haircap159 observations
Streamside sphagnum157 observations