Kebnat

Bryales

44 species · 2 families

In Québec, the order Bryales brings together 44 species of mosses, in 2 families. The stars? Grandleaf rhizomnium moss, Nodding Thread-moss and Toothed plagiomnium moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Nord-du-Québec, with 26 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. Nord-du-Québec26
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent21
  3. Outaouais19
  4. Côte-Nord19
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine19
  6. Capitale-Nationale17
  7. Montérégie16
  8. Laurentides14
  9. Estrie13
  10. Montréal13
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue13
  12. Mauricie10
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean9
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches8
  15. Lanaudière6
  16. Centre-du-Québec3
  17. Laval2

Bryales 44

Bryales
All573Hypnales135Jungermanniales100Dicranales60Sphagnales45Bryales44Grimmiales29Pottiales27Polytrichales20Marchantiales18Orthotrichales18Porellales14Splachnales11Metzgeriales7Bartramiales6Funariales5Andreaeales3Aulacomniales3Encalyptales3Pallaviciniales3Pelliales3Tetraphidales3Buxbaumiales2Fossombroniales2Notothyladales2Ptilidiales2Timmiales2Anthocerotales1Blasiales1Catoscopiales1Diphysciales1Hedwigiales1Lunulariales1
Family
All44Mniaceae26Bryaceae18
Grandleaf rhizomnium moss944 observations
Nodding Thread-moss215 observations
Toothed plagiomnium moss180 observations
Ontario rhodobryum moss98 observations
Wavy-leaf Moss76 observations
Dotted Thyme-moss60 observations
Appalachian rhizomnium moss59 observations
Silvergreen bryum moss54 observations
Lurid Cupola-moss53 observations
Opal Thread-moss46 observations
Felted Thyme-moss41 observations
Medium plagiomnium moss35 observations
Wahlenberg's pohlia moss35 observations
Largetooth calcareous moss34 observations
Ambiguous Thyme-moss34 observations
Olivegreen calcareous moss32 observations
Elliptic plagiomnium moss29 observations
River Thyme-moss29 observations
Thomson's calcareous moss28 observations
Bent-bud Thread-moss15 observations
Marsh Bryum14 observations
Tight-tufted Thread-moss14 observations
Stellar calcareous moss13 observations
Black-spored bryum11 observations
Klinggraeff's bryum moss8 observations
Drummond's pohlia moss6 observations
Horn calcareous moss5 observations
Blunt-bud Thread-moss5 observations
Slender Silver-moss5 observations
Andalusian pohlia moss4 observations
Duval's Thread-moss4 observations
Pink-fruited Thread-moss3 observations
Long-beaked Thyme-moss3 observations
Bud-tipped Bryum2 observations
Bicoloured Bryum1 observations
Violet bryum1 observations
Tufted Thread-moss1 observations
Pale-fruited Thread-mossPohlia annotina
Muehlenbeck's bryum mossImbribryum muehlenbeckii
Pale Thread-mossPtychostomum pallens
Crimson-tuber BryumPtychostomum rubens
Syed's Thread-mossPtychostomum moravicum
Elegant bryumPtychostomum elegans
Tall-clustered thread-mossPtychostomum pallescens