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MOSSES

Heart-leaved Spear-moss

Calliergon cordifolium

Mosses
Native
Heart-leaved Spear-moss, photo 1 of 5
Heart-leaved Spear-moss, photo 2 of 5
Heart-leaved Spear-moss, photo 3 of 5
15 cmLength

Moss 15 cm long. Grows in forests and in marshes.

There are 73 observations of Heart-leaved Spear-moss in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Montérégie and Estrie, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and July and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais14
  2. Montérégie10
  3. Estrie8
  4. Lanaudière6
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  6. Nord-du-Québec5
  7. Capitale-Nationale5
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  10. Montréal4
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  12. Laurentides3
  13. Laval1

Habitat

ForestCephas
MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgepeupleloup
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

Similar species

Giant calliergon mossCalliergon giganteum
Streamside leptodictyum mossLeptodictyum riparium
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Star campylium mossCampylium stellatum
Toothed plagiomnium mossPlagiomnium cuspidatum
Antifever fontinalis mossFontinalis antipyretica