Grimmia

8 species

In Québec, the genus Grimmia (family Grimmiaceae) counts 8 species of mosses. The stars? North Grimmia, Donn's dry rock moss and Grimmia dry rock moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Nord-du-Québec, with 7 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-Québec7
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  3. Outaouais3
  4. Côte-Nord3
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  6. Capitale-Nationale2
  7. Estrie1
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches1