Dicranales

60 species · 15 families

In Québec, the order Dicranales brings together 60 species of mosses, in 15 families. The stars? Large White-moss, Rugose Fork-moss and Broom Fork-moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, with 32 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. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine32
  2. Nord-du-Québec30
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent28
  4. Outaouais28
  5. Estrie27
  6. Montérégie25
  7. Capitale-Nationale24
  8. Laurentides24
  9. Côte-Nord23
  10. Montréal16
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean14
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches13
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue12
  14. Lanaudière11
  15. Mauricie7
  16. Centre-du-Québec4
  17. Laval2
Large White-moss276 observations
Rugose Fork-moss268 observations
Broom Fork-moss202 observations
Dicranum Moss198 observations
Redshank162 observations
Montane Dicranum Moss129 observations
Waved Fork-moss129 observations
Fine Distichium76 observations
Longleaf paraleucobryum moss73 observations
Confusing broom moss66 observations
Acuteleaf dicranum moss59 observations
Rock Pocket-moss58 observations
Bendy Ditrichum58 observations
Maidenhair Pocket-moss57 observations
Greater Fork-moss55 observations
Luminous Moss54 observations
Strumose Dog-tooth48 observations
Whip Fork Moss46 observations
Mountain Pincushion43 observations
Oncophorus moss39 observations
Silky Forklet-moss38 observations
boulder broom moss37 observations
Dark Ditrichum37 observations
Common Pocket-moss34 observations
Bryoid fissidens moss33 observations
Ambiguous trematodon moss30 observations
Ontario dicranum moss28 observations
Transparent Fork-moss27 observations
Dicranum moss25 observations
Toothed Streak-moss20 observations
Red-neck Forklet-moss20 observations
Bonjean's dicranum moss18 observations
Lapland amphidium moss17 observations
Bush's fissidens moss16 observations
Brown Ditrichum16 observations
Rusty Fork-moss12 observations
Minute pocket moss12 observations
Mougeot's amphidium moss12 observations
Many-fruited Dog-tooth11 observations
Awl-leaved Earth-moss11 observations
Slender Ditrichum11 observations
Denuded dicranodontium moss11 observations
Pale ditrichum moss8 observations
Fountain Pocket-moss5 observations
Largeleaf fissidens moss5 observations
Fissidens moss5 observations
Slender Pocket-moss4 observations
Cylindric Ditrichum4 observations