Kebnat
MOSSES

Showy Bristle-moss

Lewinskya speciosa

Mosses
Native
Showy Bristle-moss, photo 1 of 5
Showy Bristle-moss, photo 2 of 5
Showy Bristle-moss, photo 3 of 5
3.1 cmLength

Moss 3.1 cm long. Grows in forests and in thickets.

There are 17 observations of Showy Bristle-moss in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions.

Through the year

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Based on observations from Ontario

Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec6
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent2
  4. Outaouais2
  5. Capitale-Nationale1
  6. Estrie1
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli

Similar species

Elegant bristle mossLewinskya elegans
Blunt-leaved Bristle-mossNyholmiella obtusifolia
Many-flowered LeskeaPylaisia polyantha
Dwarf Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pumilum
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Feathered NeckeraNeckera pennata
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium