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MOSSES

Nodding Thread-moss

Pohlia nutans

Mosses
Native
Nodding Thread-moss, photo 1 of 5
Nodding Thread-moss, photo 2 of 5
Nodding Thread-moss, photo 3 of 5
5.2 cmLength

Moss 5.2 cm long. Grows in forests and in fields.

There are 215 observations of Nodding Thread-moss in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in April and May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec84
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue20
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent18
  4. Côte-Nord15
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine13
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean12
  7. Capitale-Nationale10
  8. Outaouais10
  9. Montérégie8
  10. Estrie8
  11. Laurentides7
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  13. Mauricie3
  14. Montréal3

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsMario Hains
MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

RedshankCeratodon purpureus
Common Cord-mossFunaria hygrometrica
Marsh BryumPtychostomum pseudotriquetrum
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Tufted Thread-mossPtychostomum imbricatulum
Common Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium pyriforme
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune