Plagiomnium

5 species

In Québec, the genus Plagiomnium (family Mniaceae) counts 5 species of mosses. The stars? Toothed plagiomnium moss, Wavy-leaf Moss and Medium plagiomnium moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, with 4 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-Laurent4
  2. Outaouais4
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  4. Nord-du-Québec4
  5. Montérégie4
  6. Estrie3
  7. Montréal3
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  9. Capitale-Nationale2
  10. Mauricie2
  11. Côte-Nord2
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  13. Lanaudière2
  14. Laurentides2
  15. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1