Kebnat

Encalypta

3 species

In Québec, the genus Encalypta (family Encalyptaceae) counts 3 species of mosses. The stars? Candle snuffer moss, Yellow awn candle snuffer moss and Fringed candle snuffer moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Nord-du-Québec, with 3 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. Nord-du-Québec3
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  3. Outaouais2
  4. Côte-Nord2
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  6. Capitale-Nationale1

Encalypta 3

Encalyptales
All573Hypnales135Jungermanniales100Dicranales60Sphagnales45Bryales44Grimmiales29Pottiales27Polytrichales20Marchantiales18Orthotrichales18Porellales14Splachnales11Metzgeriales7Bartramiales6Funariales5Andreaeales3Aulacomniales3Encalyptales3Pallaviciniales3Pelliales3Tetraphidales3Buxbaumiales2Fossombroniales2Notothyladales2Ptilidiales2Timmiales2Anthocerotales1Blasiales1Catoscopiales1Diphysciales1Hedwigiales1Lunulariales1
Encalyptaceae
All3Encalyptaceae3
Candle snuffer moss36 observations
Yellow awn candle snuffer moss29 observations
Fringed candle snuffer moss12 observations