Kebnat
MOSSES

Toothed plagiomnium moss

Plagiomnium cuspidatum

Mosses
Native
Toothed plagiomnium moss, photo 1 of 5
Toothed plagiomnium moss, photo 2 of 5
Toothed plagiomnium moss, photo 3 of 5
3.4 cmLength

Moss 3.4 cm long. Grows in marshes and in forests.

There are 180 observations of Toothed plagiomnium moss in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak from April to June and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie37
  2. Estrie20
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine19
  4. Outaouais19
  5. Montréal18
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches14
  7. Mauricie13
  8. Laurentides8
  9. Capitale-Nationale8
  10. Lanaudière7
  11. Nord-du-Québec6
  12. Côte-Nord5
  13. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  14. Abitibi-Témiscamingue3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Towns and gardensAlain Rouiller

Similar species

Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Wavy-leaf MossPlagiomnium ciliare
Common Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium pyriforme
RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Elliptic plagiomnium mossPlagiomnium ellipticum
Delicate thuidium mossThuidium delicatulum
Ontario rhodobryum mossRhodobryum ontariense
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum
Long-beaked Thyme-mossPlagiomnium rostratum
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Feathered NeckeraNeckera pennata