Kebnat
MOSSES

Tree Fringewort

Ptilidium pulcherrimum

Mosses
Native
Tree Fringewort, photo 1 of 5
Tree Fringewort, photo 2 of 5
Tree Fringewort, photo 3 of 5
2.5 cmLength

Liverwort 2.5 cm long. Grows in forests and in marshes.

There are 254 observations of Tree Fringewort in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in September and October and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale45
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent27
  3. Outaouais27
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine26
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean26
  6. Laurentides23
  7. Nord-du-Québec16
  8. Estrie13
  9. Abitibi-Témiscamingue11
  10. Côte-Nord11
  11. Mauricie8
  12. Montérégie7
  13. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  14. Centre-du-Québec4
  15. Lanaudière3
  16. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare
Even ScalewortRadula complanata
Wall ScalewortPorella platyphylla
Asa Gray's ScalewortFrullania asagrayana
Variable-leaved CrestwortLophocolea heterophylla
Handsome WoollywortTrichocolea tomentella