Kebnat

Pogonatum

3 species

In Québec, the genus Pogonatum (family Polytrichaceae) counts 3 species of mosses. The stars? Toothed pogonatum moss, Algal Haircap Moss and Urn Haircap, the most often observed. The richest region: Bas-Saint-Laurent, 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. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  2. Capitale-Nationale3
  3. Côte-Nord3
  4. Nord-du-Québec3
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  7. Estrie2
  8. Outaouais2
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  10. Laurentides2
  11. Mauricie1
  12. Lanaudière1

Pogonatum 3

Polytrichales
All573Hypnales135Jungermanniales100Dicranales60Sphagnales45Bryales44Grimmiales29Pottiales27Polytrichales20Marchantiales18Orthotrichales18Porellales14Splachnales11Metzgeriales7Bartramiales6Funariales5Andreaeales3Aulacomniales3Encalyptales3Pallaviciniales3Pelliales3Tetraphidales3Buxbaumiales2Fossombroniales2Notothyladales2Ptilidiales2Timmiales2Anthocerotales1Blasiales1Catoscopiales1Diphysciales1Hedwigiales1Lunulariales1
Polytrichaceae
All20Polytrichaceae20
Toothed pogonatum moss58 observations
Algal Haircap Moss50 observations
Urn Haircap48 observations