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MOSSES

Common Haircap

Polytrichum commune

Mosses
Native
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Common Haircap, photo 3 of 5
17.3 cmLength

Moss 17.3 cm long. Grows in marshes and near water.

There are 161 observations of Common Haircap in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Montérégie, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec48
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue24
  3. Montérégie12
  4. Lanaudière11
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  6. Laurentides9
  7. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  8. Capitale-Nationale9
  9. Estrie9
  10. Outaouais8
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  12. Centre-du-Québec2
  13. Mauricie2
  14. Montréal2
  15. Côte-Nord2
  16. Laval1
  17. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Juniper polytrichum mossPolytrichum juniperinum
Strict HaircapPolytrichum strictum
Ohio polytrichum mossPolytrichum ohioense
Alpine polytrichastrum mossPolytrichastrum alpinum
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Rugose Fork-mossDicranum polysetum
Undulate atrichum mossAtrichum undulatum
Lesser SmoothcapAtrichum angustatum
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
Shining clubmossHuperzia lucidula
Urn HaircapPogonatum urnigerum
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium