Kebnat

Sciuro-hypnum

4 species

In Québec, the genus Sciuro-hypnum (family Brachytheciaceae) counts 4 species of mosses. The stars? Reflexed Feather-moss, Short-leaved Ragged Moss and Matted Feather-moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, 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. Montérégie4
  2. Montréal2
  3. Outaouais2
  4. Nord-du-Québec2
  5. Capitale-Nationale1
  6. Laval1
  7. Laurentides1

Sciuro-hypnum 4

Hypnales
All573Hypnales135Jungermanniales100Dicranales60Sphagnales45Bryales44Grimmiales29Pottiales27Polytrichales20Marchantiales18Orthotrichales18Porellales14Splachnales11Metzgeriales7Bartramiales6Funariales5Andreaeales3Aulacomniales3Encalyptales3Pallaviciniales3Pelliales3Tetraphidales3Buxbaumiales2Fossombroniales2Notothyladales2Ptilidiales2Timmiales2Anthocerotales1Blasiales1Catoscopiales1Diphysciales1Hedwigiales1Lunulariales1
Brachytheciaceae
All135Amblystegiaceae23Brachytheciaceae20Fontinalaceae9Plagiotheciaceae9Pylaisiaceae9Hylocomiaceae7Calliergonaceae6Hypnaceae6Scorpidiaceae6Thuidiaceae6Anomodontaceae4Leskeaceae4Neckeraceae4Theliaceae4Climaciaceae2Entodontaceae2Leucodontaceae2Pseudoleskeaceae2Pseudoleskeellaceae2Sematophyllaceae2Stereodontaceae2Fabroniaceae1Jocheniaceae1Pterigynandraceae1Rhytidiaceae1
Reflexed Feather-moss15 observations
Short-leaved Ragged Moss12 observations
Matted Feather-moss10 observations
Rusty Feather-moss4 observations