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MOSSES

Northern Peatmoss

Sphagnum capillifolium

Mosses
Native
Northern Peatmoss, photo 1 of 5
Northern Peatmoss, photo 2 of 5
Northern Peatmoss, photo 3 of 5
15 cmLength

Moss 15 cm long. Grows in forests and in thickets.

There are 946 observations of Northern Peatmoss in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and August and become rare from December to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec276
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent121
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches89
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean84
  5. Capitale-Nationale78
  6. Côte-Nord69
  7. Montérégie62
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue40
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine32
  10. Laurentides22
  11. Mauricie19
  12. Estrie16
  13. Outaouais14
  14. Centre-du-Québec13
  15. Lanaudière10
  16. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum
Wulf's sphagnumSphagnum wulfianum
Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
Divine BogmossSphagnum divinum
Rusty Bog-mossSphagnum fuscum
Russow's sphagnumSphagnum russowii
Warnstorf's sphagnumSphagnum warnstorfii
Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium
Prairie sphagnumSphagnum palustre
Girgensohn's sphagnumSphagnum girgensohnii
Toothed sphagnumSphagnum cuspidatum
Fine Bog-mossSphagnum angustifolium