Kebnat
MOSSES

Creeping Feather-moss

Amblystegium serpens

Mosses
Native
Creeping Feather-moss, photo 1 of 5
Creeping Feather-moss, photo 2 of 5
Creeping Feather-moss, photo 3 of 5
3.3 cmLength

Moss 3.3 cm long. Grows in forests and in thickets.

There are 49 observations of Creeping Feather-moss in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Montréal and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent11
  2. Montréal9
  3. Montérégie8
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  5. Côte-Nord5
  6. Outaouais3
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  8. Nord-du-Québec1
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  10. Laurentides1
  11. Estrie1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
Towns and gardensAlain Rouiller

Similar species

RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Streamside leptodictyum mossLeptodictyum riparium
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Willow Feather-mossHygroamblystegium varium
Slender Tail-mossPseudanomodon attenuatus
Many-flowered LeskeaPylaisia polyantha
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Many-fruited LeskeaLeskea polycarpa
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Sickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinata
Matted Feather-mossSciuro-hypnum populeum