Kebnat
MOSSES

Wrinkle-leaved Feather-moss

Rhytidium rugosum

Mosses
Native
Wrinkle-leaved Feather-moss, photo 1 of 5
Wrinkle-leaved Feather-moss, photo 2 of 5
Wrinkle-leaved Feather-moss, photo 3 of 5
11 cmLength

Moss 11 cm long. Grows in forests and in fields.

There are 61 observations of Wrinkle-leaved Feather-moss in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec32
  2. Côte-Nord13
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  4. Montérégie3
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  6. Estrie3
  7. Mauricie2

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin

Similar species

Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Schreber's big red stem mossPleurozium schreberi
Pellucid Plait-mossCallicladium imponens
Splendid feather mossHylocomium splendens
Vaucher's Plait-mossBuckia vaucheri
Woolly Feather-mossTomentypnum nitens
Sickle-leaved Hook-mossSanionia uncinata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Fir Tamarisk-mossAbietinella abietina
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Knights plume mossPtilium crista-castrensis