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MOSSES

Knights plume moss

Ptilium crista-castrensis

Mosses
Native
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10.2 cmLength

Moss 10.2 cm long. Grows in conifers and in forests.

There are 13,536 observations of Knights plume moss in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in May, August and September and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord3,849
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2,560
  3. Nord-du-Québec2,321
  4. Mauricie961
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue960
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine678
  7. Capitale-Nationale621
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent537
  9. Outaouais284
  10. Laurentides242
  11. Estrie173
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches151
  13. Lanaudière146
  14. Centre-du-Québec28
  15. Montérégie25

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli

Similar species

Splendid feather mossHylocomium splendens
Pellucid Plait-mossCallicladium imponens
Schreber's big red stem mossPleurozium schreberi
Fir Tamarisk-mossAbietinella abietina
Delicate thuidium mossThuidium delicatulum
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Wrinkle-leaved Feather-mossRhytidium rugosum
Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Feathered NeckeraNeckera pennata
Ostrich fernMatteuccia struthiopteris
TOXIC
BloodwortAchillea millefolium