Kebnat

Orthotrichaceae

18 species

In Québec, the family Orthotrichaceae (order Orthotrichales) counts 18 species of mosses. The stars? Club Pincushion, Anomalous Bristle-moss and Blunt-leaved Bristle-moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 10 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. Outaouais10
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  4. Capitale-Nationale6
  5. Montérégie6
  6. Estrie5
  7. Côte-Nord4
  8. Nord-du-Québec4
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  10. Laurentides3
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  12. Montréal2
  13. Mauricie1
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  15. Laval1

Orthotrichaceae 18

Orthotrichales
All573Hypnales135Jungermanniales100Dicranales60Sphagnales45Bryales44Grimmiales29Pottiales27Polytrichales20Marchantiales18Orthotrichales18Porellales14Splachnales11Metzgeriales7Bartramiales6Funariales5Andreaeales3Aulacomniales3Encalyptales3Pallaviciniales3Pelliales3Tetraphidales3Buxbaumiales2Fossombroniales2Notothyladales2Ptilidiales2Timmiales2Anthocerotales1Blasiales1Catoscopiales1Diphysciales1Hedwigiales1Lunulariales1
Orthotrichaceae
All18Orthotrichaceae18
Club Pincushion49 observations
Anomalous Bristle-moss41 observations
Blunt-leaved Bristle-moss23 observations
Dark-green Bristle Moss20 observations
Hutchins' ulota moss17 observations
Showy Bristle-moss17 observations
Stellate orthotrichum moss11 observations
Elegant bristle moss9 observations
Drummond's bark moss7 observations
Ohio orthotrichum moss4 observations
Park Yoke-moss4 observations
Dwarf Bristle-moss2 observations
Pale Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pallens
Strangulate orthotrichum mossOrthotrichum strangulatum
Green Yoke-mossZygodon viridissimus
Intermediate pincushion mossUlota intermedia
Lesser crisped pincushion mossUlota crispula
Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha