Kebnat
MOSSES

Large White-moss

Leucobryum glaucum

Mosses
Native
Large White-moss, photo 1 of 5
Large White-moss, photo 2 of 5
Large White-moss, photo 3 of 5
25 cmLength

Moss 25 cm long. Grows in forests and in conifers.

There are 276 observations of Large White-moss in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Estrie and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Outaouais64
  2. Estrie60
  3. Laurentides34
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue28
  5. Montérégie27
  6. Capitale-Nationale24
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent16
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  9. Lanaudière6
  10. Centre-du-Québec4
  11. Mauricie4
  12. Montréal2
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

Habitat

ForestCephas
ConifersMario Hains

Similar species

Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
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Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Montane Dicranum MossDicranum montanum
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Slender Tail-mossPseudanomodon attenuatus
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Seductive entodon mossEntodon seductrix
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
SweetwilliamDianthus barbatus
Schreber's big red stem mossPleurozium schreberi
Ontario rhodobryum mossRhodobryum ontariense