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MOSSES

Common Apple-moss

Bartramia pomiformis

Mosses
Native
Common Apple-moss, photo 1 of 5
Common Apple-moss, photo 2 of 5
Common Apple-moss, photo 3 of 5
4.5 cmLength

Moss 4.5 cm long. Grows in forests.

There are 90 observations of Common Apple-moss in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Laurentides and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 14 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. Outaouais17
  2. Laurentides11
  3. Capitale-Nationale10
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue9
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  7. Montérégie5
  8. Côte-Nord5
  9. Nord-du-Québec4
  10. Mauricie4
  11. Estrie4
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  14. Lanaudière1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Oeder's plagiopus mossPlagiopus oederianus
Common Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium pyriforme
Rugose Fork-mossDicranum polysetum
Fountain Apple-mossPhilonotis fontana
Lesser SmoothcapAtrichum angustatum
Straight-leaved Apple-mossBartramia ithyphylla
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Dicranum mossDicranum viride
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Juniper polytrichum mossPolytrichum juniperinum