Kebnat

Plagiothecium

4 species

In Québec, the genus Plagiothecium (family Plagiotheciaceae) counts 4 species of mosses. The stars? Toothed plagiothecium moss, Bright Silk-moss and Round Silk-moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Estrie, 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. Estrie3
  2. Outaouais3
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3
  4. Nord-du-Québec3
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  6. Laurentides3
  7. Montérégie3
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  9. Capitale-Nationale2
  10. Montréal2
  11. Mauricie1
  12. Côte-Nord1
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  14. Lanaudière1

Plagiothecium 4

Hypnales
All573Hypnales135Jungermanniales100Dicranales60Sphagnales45Bryales44Grimmiales29Pottiales27Polytrichales20Marchantiales18Orthotrichales18Porellales14Splachnales11Metzgeriales7Bartramiales6Funariales5Andreaeales3Aulacomniales3Encalyptales3Pallaviciniales3Pelliales3Tetraphidales3Buxbaumiales2Fossombroniales2Notothyladales2Ptilidiales2Timmiales2Anthocerotales1Blasiales1Catoscopiales1Diphysciales1Hedwigiales1Lunulariales1
Plagiotheciaceae
All135Amblystegiaceae23Brachytheciaceae20Fontinalaceae9Plagiotheciaceae9Pylaisiaceae9Hylocomiaceae7Calliergonaceae6Hypnaceae6Scorpidiaceae6Thuidiaceae6Anomodontaceae4Leskeaceae4Neckeraceae4Theliaceae4Climaciaceae2Entodontaceae2Leucodontaceae2Pseudoleskeaceae2Pseudoleskeellaceae2Sematophyllaceae2Stereodontaceae2Fabroniaceae1Jocheniaceae1Pterigynandraceae1Rhytidiaceae1
Toothed plagiothecium moss66 observations
Bright Silk-moss66 observations
Round Silk-moss46 observations
Hair Silk MossPlagiothecium piliferum