Brachytheciaceae

20 species

In Québec, the family Brachytheciaceae (order Hypnales) counts 20 species of mosses. The stars? Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Brachythecium moss and River Feather-moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 18 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. Montérégie18
  2. Outaouais15
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  5. Montréal9
  6. Capitale-Nationale8
  7. Estrie8
  8. Laurentides8
  9. Nord-du-Québec7
  10. Côte-Nord5
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  13. Laval2
  14. Mauricie1
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches1