Kebnat
MOSSES

Toothed sphagnum

Sphagnum cuspidatum

Mosses
Native
Toothed sphagnum, photo 1 of 5
Toothed sphagnum, photo 2 of 5
Toothed sphagnum, photo 3 of 5
12.7 cmLength

Moss 12.7 cm long. Grows in marshes.

There are 179 observations of Toothed sphagnum in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Chaudière-Appalaches and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord50
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches45
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent27
  4. Capitale-Nationale14
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine9
  6. Centre-du-Québec7
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean7
  8. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  9. Nord-du-Québec5
  10. Montérégie3
  11. Outaouais3
  12. Mauricie2
  13. Lanaudière1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Olive Bog-mossSphagnum majus
Prairie sphagnumSphagnum palustre
Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
Northern PeatmossSphagnum capillifolium
Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres
HornwortCeratophyllum demersum