Kebnat

Dicranaceae

16 species

In Québec, the family Dicranaceae (order Dicranales) counts 16 species of mosses. The stars? Rugose Fork-moss, Broom Fork-moss and Dicranum Moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, with 12 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. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine12
  2. Côte-Nord11
  3. Nord-du-Québec11
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent10
  5. Estrie10
  6. Outaouais10
  7. Laurentides10
  8. Montérégie10
  9. Capitale-Nationale9
  10. Montréal8
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue7
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  14. Lanaudière5
  15. Mauricie3

Dicranaceae 16

Dicranales
All573Hypnales135Jungermanniales100Dicranales60Sphagnales45Bryales44Grimmiales29Pottiales27Polytrichales20Marchantiales18Orthotrichales18Porellales14Splachnales11Metzgeriales7Bartramiales6Funariales5Andreaeales3Aulacomniales3Encalyptales3Pallaviciniales3Pelliales3Tetraphidales3Buxbaumiales2Fossombroniales2Notothyladales2Ptilidiales2Timmiales2Anthocerotales1Blasiales1Catoscopiales1Diphysciales1Hedwigiales1Lunulariales1
Dicranaceae
All60Dicranaceae16Fissidentaceae12Rhabdoweisiaceae9Ditrichaceae6Aongstroemiaceae3Amphidiaceae2Dicranellaceae2Flexitrichaceae2Leucobryaceae2Bruchiaceae1Distichiaceae1Hymenolomataceae1Rhizogemmaceae1Ruficaulaceae1Schistostegaceae1
Rugose Fork-moss268 observations
Broom Fork-moss202 observations
Dicranum Moss198 observations
Montane Dicranum Moss129 observations
Waved Fork-moss129 observations
Longleaf paraleucobryum moss73 observations
Confusing broom moss66 observations
Acuteleaf dicranum moss59 observations
Greater Fork-moss55 observations
Whip Fork Moss46 observations
boulder broom moss37 observations
Ontario dicranum moss28 observations
Dicranum moss25 observations
Bonjean's dicranum moss18 observations
Rusty Fork-moss12 observations
Condensed dicranum moss1 observations