Kebnat

Grimmiales

29 species · 3 families

In Québec, the order Grimmiales brings together 29 species of mosses, in 3 families. The stars? Woolly Fringe-moss, Sessile Grimmia and Hoary fringe-moss / roadside rock moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Nord-du-Québec, with 20 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-Québec20
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent17
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine15
  4. Outaouais11
  5. Côte-Nord10
  6. Capitale-Nationale8
  7. Estrie5
  8. Laurentides5
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  10. Montérégie4
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  12. Montréal3
  13. Mauricie2
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  15. Lanaudière1

Grimmiales 29

Grimmiales
All573Hypnales135Jungermanniales100Dicranales60Sphagnales45Bryales44Grimmiales29Pottiales27Polytrichales20Marchantiales18Orthotrichales18Porellales14Splachnales11Metzgeriales7Bartramiales6Funariales5Andreaeales3Aulacomniales3Encalyptales3Pallaviciniales3Pelliales3Tetraphidales3Buxbaumiales2Fossombroniales2Notothyladales2Ptilidiales2Timmiales2Anthocerotales1Blasiales1Catoscopiales1Diphysciales1Hedwigiales1Lunulariales1
Family
All29Grimmiaceae25Seligeriaceae3Saelaniaceae1
Woolly Fringe-moss192 observations
Sessile Grimmia88 observations
Hoary fringe-moss / roadside rock moss48 observations
Streamside schistidium moss39 observations
Acute blindia moss32 observations
North Grimmia27 observations
Blue Dew-moss26 observations
Donn's dry rock moss25 observations
Grimmia dry rock moss19 observations
Dupret's Grimmia18 observations
Green Mountain Fringe-moss17 observations
Oval dry rock moss10 observations
Grimmia dry rock moss10 observations
Slender Fringe-moss9 observations
Donn's small limestone moss9 observations
Yellow Fringe-moss8 observations
Grimmia dry rock moss8 observations
Muehlenbeck's grimmia8 observations
Seaside schistidium moss6 observations
Sieve-tooth Moss5 observations
Grimmia dry rock moss5 observations
Rough Grimmia5 observations
Lesser Fringe-moss3 observations
Dense Rock Moss3 observations
Thickpoint Grimmia2 observations
Long fringe-moss / elongate racomitrium mossRacomitrium elongatum
Small-fruited rock mossRacomitrium microcarpon
Dark-green bloom mossSchistidium viride
Recurved Rock-bristleBlindiadelphus recurvatus