Kebnat
MOSSES

Anomalous Bristle-moss

Orthotrichum anomalum

Mosses
Native
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3 cmLength

Moss 3 cm long. Grows in forests and in thickets.

There are 41 observations of Anomalous Bristle-moss in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Nord-du-Québec and Estrie, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions.

Through the year

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Based on observations from Ontario

Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  2. Nord-du-Québec8
  3. Estrie7
  4. Côte-Nord6
  5. Outaouais4
  6. Montérégie3
  7. Montréal3
  8. Laval1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
Towns and gardensAlain Rouiller

Similar species

Sessile GrimmiaSchistidium apocarpum
Showy Bristle-mossLewinskya speciosa
Blunt-leaved Bristle-mossNyholmiella obtusifolia
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Hutchins' ulota mossUlota hutchinsiae
Ciliate Hedwigia MossHedwigia ciliata
Alpine clubmossDiphasiastrum alpinum