Kebnat

Amblystegiaceae

23 species

In Québec, the family Amblystegiaceae (order Hypnales) counts 23 species of mosses. The stars? Star campylium moss, Willow Feather-moss and Woolly Feather-moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 15 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent15
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine15
  3. Côte-Nord12
  4. Nord-du-Québec11
  5. Laurentides11
  6. Outaouais10
  7. Montréal9
  8. Estrie8
  9. Montérégie8
  10. Capitale-Nationale7
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  13. Laval4
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  15. Mauricie2
  16. Lanaudière2

Amblystegiaceae 23

Hypnales
All573Hypnales135Jungermanniales100Dicranales60Sphagnales45Bryales44Grimmiales29Pottiales27Polytrichales20Marchantiales18Orthotrichales18Porellales14Splachnales11Metzgeriales7Bartramiales6Funariales5Andreaeales3Aulacomniales3Encalyptales3Pallaviciniales3Pelliales3Tetraphidales3Buxbaumiales2Fossombroniales2Notothyladales2Ptilidiales2Timmiales2Anthocerotales1Blasiales1Catoscopiales1Diphysciales1Hedwigiales1Lunulariales1
Amblystegiaceae
All135Amblystegiaceae23Brachytheciaceae20Fontinalaceae9Plagiotheciaceae9Pylaisiaceae9Hylocomiaceae7Calliergonaceae6Hypnaceae6Scorpidiaceae6Thuidiaceae6Anomodontaceae4Leskeaceae4Neckeraceae4Theliaceae4Climaciaceae2Entodontaceae2Leucodontaceae2Pseudoleskeaceae2Pseudoleskeellaceae2Sematophyllaceae2Stereodontaceae2Fabroniaceae1Jocheniaceae1Pterigynandraceae1Rhytidiaceae1
Star campylium moss93 observations
Willow Feather-moss77 observations
Woolly Feather-moss75 observations
Kneiff's Hook-moss61 observations
Fern-leaved Hook-moss53 observations
Streamside leptodictyum moss52 observations
Creeping Feather-moss49 observations
Goldenleaf campylium moss35 observations
Haller's Feather-moss30 observations
Drab Brook-moss25 observations
Fertile Feather-moss20 observations
Claw-leaved Hook-moss15 observations
Anacamptodon moss12 observations
Lescur's platylomella moss8 observations
Tiny Feather-moss7 observations
Dull Starry Feather-moss5 observations
Swamp Feather-moss4 observations
Compact conardia moss2 observations
Best's brook moss2 observations
Three-ranked Spear-mossDrepanocladus trifarius
Turgid Scorpion-mossDrepanocladus turgescens
Broad-leaved Brook-mossPlatyhypnum duriusculum
Campylie hispideCampylophyllopsis hispidula