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MOSSES

Lindberg's Plait-moss

Calliergonella lindbergii

Mosses
Native
Lindberg's Plait-moss, photo 1 of 5
Lindberg's Plait-moss, photo 2 of 5
Lindberg's Plait-moss, photo 3 of 5
6.8 cmLength

Moss 6.8 cm long. Grows in forests and in thickets.

There are 51 observations of Lindberg's Plait-moss in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in April, May and September and become rare from December to February.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie13
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  3. Capitale-Nationale7
  4. Outaouais5
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  6. Côte-Nord4
  7. Nord-du-Québec3
  8. Montréal3
  9. Laurentides2
  10. Centre-du-Québec1
  11. Estrie1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Pellucid Plait-mossCallicladium imponens
Schreber's big red stem mossPleurozium schreberi
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Delicate thuidium mossThuidium delicatulum
Sickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinata
Ciliate Hedwigia MossHedwigia ciliata
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Recurved brotherella mossBrotherella recurvans
Kneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncus