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MOSSES

Girgensohn's sphagnum

Sphagnum girgensohnii

Mosses
Native
Girgensohn's sphagnum, photo 1 of 5
Girgensohn's sphagnum, photo 2 of 5
Girgensohn's sphagnum, photo 3 of 5
20 cmLength

Moss 20 cm long. Grows in mountains and in forests.

There are 4,679 observations of Girgensohn's sphagnum in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak from July to September and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

JFMAMJJASOND

Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord815
  2. Nord-du-Québec762
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue596
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean590
  5. Capitale-Nationale544
  6. Outaouais329
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches251
  8. Mauricie197
  9. Estrie135
  10. Laurentides103
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent94
  12. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine86
  13. Centre-du-Québec73
  14. Lanaudière59
  15. Montérégie45

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
MountainAntoine Dervin

Similar species

Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
Streamside sphagnumSphagnum riparium
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
Variegated peat mossSphagnum rubiginosum
Prairie sphagnumSphagnum palustre
Wulf's sphagnumSphagnum wulfianum
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Russow's sphagnumSphagnum russowii
Fine Bog-mossSphagnum angustifolium
Five-ranked Bog-mossSphagnum quinquefarium
Northern PeatmossSphagnum capillifolium
Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres