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MOSSES

Five-ranked Bog-moss

Sphagnum quinquefarium

Mosses
Native
Five-ranked Bog-moss, photo 1 of 5
Five-ranked Bog-moss, photo 2 of 5
Five-ranked Bog-moss, photo 3 of 5
20 cmLength

Moss 20 cm long. Grows in conifers and in marshes.

There are 125 observations of Five-ranked Bog-moss in Québec, mostly in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Capitale-Nationale and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean49
  2. Capitale-Nationale24
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  4. Mauricie9
  5. Abitibi-Témiscamingue9
  6. Nord-du-Québec8
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine7
  8. Côte-Nord7
  9. Laval1
  10. Estrie1
  11. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersTaskoff
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Northern PeatmossSphagnum capillifolium
Girgensohn's sphagnumSphagnum girgensohnii
Russow's sphagnumSphagnum russowii
Wulf's sphagnumSphagnum wulfianum
Warnstorf's sphagnumSphagnum warnstorfii
Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum