Kebnat
MOSSES

Beautiful Branch Moss

Callicladium haldaneanum

Mosses
Native
Beautiful Branch Moss, photo 1 of 5
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Beautiful Branch Moss, photo 3 of 5

Moss. Grows in forests.

There are 53 observations of Beautiful Branch Moss in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Laurentides and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in April and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais19
  2. Laurentides9
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  4. Montérégie4
  5. Estrie4
  6. Lanaudière3
  7. Capitale-Nationale3
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains

Similar species

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Seductive entodon mossEntodon seductrix
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Slender Tail-mossPseudanomodon attenuatus
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Splendid feather mossHylocomium splendens
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Lesser plait mossJochenia pallescens
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