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MOSSES

Rusty Bog-moss

Sphagnum fuscum

Mosses
Native
Rusty Bog-moss, photo 1 of 5
Rusty Bog-moss, photo 2 of 5
Rusty Bog-moss, photo 3 of 5
15 cmLength

Moss 15 cm long. Grows in marshes.

There are 5,047 observations of Rusty Bog-moss in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

JFMAMJJASOND

Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord1,423
  2. Nord-du-Québec1,193
  3. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1,023
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue532
  5. Capitale-Nationale208
  6. Mauricie176
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches114
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent93
  9. Outaouais85
  10. Laurentides71
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine48
  12. Estrie30
  13. Lanaudière25
  14. Centre-du-Québec17
  15. Montérégie9

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

Similar species

Northern PeatmossSphagnum capillifolium
Red Bog-mossSphagnum rubellum
Divine BogmossSphagnum divinum
Lindberg's sphagnumSphagnum lindbergii
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Fulvous peat mossSphagnum subfulvum
Wulf's sphagnumSphagnum wulfianum
Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum