Kebnat
MOSSES

Golden Thread-moss

Leptobryum pyriforme

Mosses
Native
Golden Thread-moss, photo 1 of 5
Golden Thread-moss, photo 2 of 5
Golden Thread-moss, photo 3 of 5
2 cmLength

Moss 2 cm long. Grows in thickets and in marshes.

There are 27 observations of Golden Thread-moss in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec7
  2. Côte-Nord7
  3. Capitale-Nationale5
  4. Montréal4
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Towns and gardensAlain Rouiller

Similar species

Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Pale ditrichum mossDitrichum pallidum
Fine DistichiumDistichium capillaceum
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromalla