Kebnat
MOSSES

Pointed Spear-moss

Calliergonella cuspidata

Mosses
Native
Pointed Spear-moss, photo 1 of 5
Pointed Spear-moss, photo 2 of 5
Pointed Spear-moss, photo 3 of 5
12 cmLength

Moss 12 cm long. Grows in marshes.

There are 13 observations of Pointed Spear-moss in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 5 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Montréal6
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  3. Laurentides2
  4. Montérégie2
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Schreber's big red stem mossPleurozium schreberi
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum
Heart-leaved Spear-mossCalliergon cordifolium
Lindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergii
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
Antifever fontinalis mossFontinalis antipyretica
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans