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MOSSES

Rugose Fork-moss

Dicranum polysetum

Mosses
Native
Rugose Fork-moss, photo 1 of 5
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Rugose Fork-moss, photo 3 of 5
14.2 cmLength

Moss 14.2 cm long. Grows in forests and in thickets.

There are 268 observations of Rugose Fork-moss in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Côte-Nord and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from December to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie34
  2. Côte-Nord33
  3. Outaouais31
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine27
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent26
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue23
  7. Capitale-Nationale20
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches16
  9. Laurentides16
  10. Nord-du-Québec15
  11. Estrie14
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  13. Mauricie5
  14. Lanaudière3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli

Similar species

Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Waved Fork-mossDicranum undulatum
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majus
Undulate atrichum mossAtrichum undulatum
Juniper polytrichum mossPolytrichum juniperinum
Common Apple-mossBartramia pomiformis
Ontario dicranum mossDicranum ontariense
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Dicranum MossDicranum fuscescens