Kebnat

Bryaceae

18 species

In Québec, the family Bryaceae (order Bryales) counts 18 species of mosses. The stars? Ontario rhodobryum moss, Silvergreen bryum moss and Marsh Bryum, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 6 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. Capitale-Nationale6
  2. Nord-du-Québec6
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  4. Montérégie5
  5. Côte-Nord4
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  7. Outaouais3
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  9. Laurentides3
  10. Mauricie2
  11. Estrie2
  12. Montréal2
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  14. Centre-du-Québec2
  15. Laval1
  16. Lanaudière1

Bryaceae 18

Bryales
All573Hypnales135Jungermanniales100Dicranales60Sphagnales45Bryales44Grimmiales29Pottiales27Polytrichales20Marchantiales18Orthotrichales18Porellales14Splachnales11Metzgeriales7Bartramiales6Funariales5Andreaeales3Aulacomniales3Encalyptales3Pallaviciniales3Pelliales3Tetraphidales3Buxbaumiales2Fossombroniales2Notothyladales2Ptilidiales2Timmiales2Anthocerotales1Blasiales1Catoscopiales1Diphysciales1Hedwigiales1Lunulariales1
Bryaceae
All44Mniaceae26Bryaceae18
Ontario rhodobryum moss98 observations
Silvergreen bryum moss54 observations
Marsh Bryum14 observations
Tight-tufted Thread-moss14 observations
Black-spored bryum11 observations
Klinggraeff's bryum moss8 observations
Slender Silver-moss5 observations
Duval's Thread-moss4 observations
Bud-tipped Bryum2 observations
Bicoloured Bryum1 observations
Violet bryum1 observations
Tufted Thread-moss1 observations
Muehlenbeck's bryum mossImbribryum muehlenbeckii
Pale Thread-mossPtychostomum pallens
Crimson-tuber BryumPtychostomum rubens
Syed's Thread-mossPtychostomum moravicum
Elegant bryumPtychostomum elegans
Tall-clustered thread-mossPtychostomum pallescens