Peat mosses and allies

Sphagnales · 45 species · 1 families

In Québec, the order Sphagnales brings together 45 species of mosses, in 1 family. The stars? Rusty Bog-moss, Girgensohn's sphagnum and Spiky Bog-moss, the most often observed. The richest region: Côte-Nord, with 39 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. Côte-Nord39
  2. Capitale-Nationale35
  3. Nord-du-Québec31
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean30
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent29
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue27
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine27
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches26
  9. Mauricie24
  10. Estrie21
  11. Outaouais21
  12. Montérégie20
  13. Centre-du-Québec18
  14. Lanaudière16
  15. Laurentides16
  16. Montréal2
  17. Laval1