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MOSSES

Sickle-leaved Hook-moss

Sanionia uncinata

Mosses
Native
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Sickle-leaved Hook-moss, photo 2 of 5
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10 cmLength

Moss 10 cm long. Grows in forests and in fields.

There are 296 observations of Sickle-leaved Hook-moss in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec117
  2. Côte-Nord46
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent28
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine21
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean21
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue16
  7. Capitale-Nationale12
  8. Outaouais11
  9. Laurentides8
  10. Mauricie7
  11. Estrie5
  12. Montréal2
  13. Laval1
  14. Montérégie1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme
Schreber's big red stem mossPleurozium schreberi
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Lindberg's Plait-mossCalliergonella lindbergii
Wrinkle-leaved Feather-mossRhytidium rugosum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Floating Hook-mossWarnstorfia fluitans
Kneiff's Hook-mossDrepanocladus aduncus