Kebnat
MOSSES

Low sphagnum

Sphagnum compactum

Mosses
Native
Low sphagnum, photo 1 of 5
Low sphagnum, photo 2 of 5
Low sphagnum, photo 3 of 5
10 cmLength

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

There are 231 observations of Low sphagnum in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Capitale-Nationale and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 8 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec121
  2. Capitale-Nationale56
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean20
  4. Côte-Nord18
  5. Montérégie7
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches4
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Prairie sphagnumSphagnum palustre
Papillose sphagnumSphagnum papillosum
Pale Bog-mossSphagnum strictum
Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
Lescur's sphagnumSphagnum lescurii
Wulf's sphagnumSphagnum wulfianum