Kebnat

Ditrichaceae

6 species

In Québec, the family Ditrichaceae (order Dicranales) counts 6 species of mosses. The stars? Redshank, Dark Ditrichum and Brown Ditrichum, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 5 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-Laurent5
  2. Estrie5
  3. Outaouais4
  4. Nord-du-Québec4
  5. Montréal3
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  7. Montérégie3
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  9. Capitale-Nationale2
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  11. Laurentides2
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  13. Côte-Nord1
  14. Laval1
  15. Lanaudière1
  16. Centre-du-Québec1

Ditrichaceae 6

Dicranales
All573Hypnales135Jungermanniales100Dicranales60Sphagnales45Bryales44Grimmiales29Pottiales27Polytrichales20Marchantiales18Orthotrichales18Porellales14Splachnales11Metzgeriales7Bartramiales6Funariales5Andreaeales3Aulacomniales3Encalyptales3Pallaviciniales3Pelliales3Tetraphidales3Buxbaumiales2Fossombroniales2Notothyladales2Ptilidiales2Timmiales2Anthocerotales1Blasiales1Catoscopiales1Diphysciales1Hedwigiales1Lunulariales1
Ditrichaceae
All60Dicranaceae16Fissidentaceae12Rhabdoweisiaceae9Ditrichaceae6Aongstroemiaceae3Amphidiaceae2Dicranellaceae2Flexitrichaceae2Leucobryaceae2Bruchiaceae1Distichiaceae1Hymenolomataceae1Rhizogemmaceae1Ruficaulaceae1Schistostegaceae1
Redshank162 observations
Dark Ditrichum37 observations
Brown Ditrichum16 observations
Awl-leaved Earth-moss11 observations
Pale ditrichum moss8 observations
Cylindric Ditrichum4 observations