Feather Mosses

Hypnales · 135 species · 25 families

In Québec, the order Hypnales brings together 135 species of mosses, in 25 families. The stars? Schreber's big red stem moss, Knights plume moss and Splendid feather moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Outaouais, with 81 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. Outaouais81
  2. Montérégie75
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent73
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine72
  5. Estrie68
  6. Laurentides63
  7. Capitale-Nationale61
  8. Nord-du-Québec57
  9. Côte-Nord50
  10. Montréal42
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue33
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean32
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches31
  14. Mauricie25
  15. Lanaudière17
  16. Laval12
  17. Centre-du-Québec10
Schreber's big red stem moss23,278 observations
Knights plume moss13,536 observations
Splendid feather moss9,477 observations
Big Shaggy-moss1,803 observations
Tree climacium moss665 observations
Sickle-leaved Hook-moss296 observations
Feathered Neckera223 observations
Ringless Hook-moss149 observations
Straw Spear-moss113 observations
Twiggy Spear-moss99 observations
Star campylium moss93 observations
Rusty Hook-moss88 observations
Willow Feather-moss77 observations
Slender Tail-moss77 observations
Woolly Feather-moss75 observations
Heart-leaved Spear-moss73 observations
Delicate thuidium moss73 observations
Floating Hook-moss72 observations
Shaded Wood-moss69 observations
Rough-stalked Feather-moss67 observations
Fir Tamarisk-moss67 observations
Bright Silk-moss66 observations
Toothed plagiothecium moss66 observations
Hooked Scorpion-moss66 observations
Blunt Feather-moss62 observations
Kneiff's Hook-moss61 observations
Wrinkle-leaved Feather-moss61 observations
Brachythecium moss59 observations
Lesser Tamarisk-moss55 observations
Fern-leaved Hook-moss53 observations
Beautiful Branch Moss53 observations
Streamside leptodictyum moss52 observations
River Feather-moss52 observations
Lindberg's Plait-moss51 observations
Creeping Feather-moss49 observations
Small Mouse-tail Moss49 observations
Squirrel-tail Moss48 observations
Antifever fontinalis moss47 observations
Siberian myurella moss47 observations
Round Silk-moss46 observations
Elegant Feather-moss43 observations
Oake's Wood-moss40 observations
Giant calliergon moss40 observations
Many-fruited Leskea40 observations
Intermediate Hook-moss39 observations
Nerved Leskea39 observations
Many-flowered Leskea36 observations
Flat-brocade Moss36 observations