Porellales

14 species · 4 families

In Québec, the order Porellales brings together 14 species of mosses, in 4 families. The stars? Wall Scalewort, Even Scalewort and New York Scalewort, the most often observed. The richest region: Laurentides, with 10 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. Laurentides10
  2. Capitale-Nationale9
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  4. Outaouais7
  5. Estrie6
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  7. Montérégie6
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  9. Lanaudière5
  10. Mauricie3
  11. Centre-du-Québec3
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  13. Montréal2
  14. Côte-Nord2
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  16. Nord-du-Québec1
  17. Laval1