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MOSSES

Red Bog-moss

Sphagnum rubellum

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

Moss 15 cm long. Grows in marshes.

There are 608 observations of Red Bog-moss in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Côte-Nord and Chaudière-Appalaches, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and August and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent112
  2. Côte-Nord95
  3. Chaudière-Appalaches89
  4. Capitale-Nationale84
  5. Nord-du-Québec81
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean28
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue23
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine18
  9. Centre-du-Québec17
  10. Mauricie15
  11. Outaouais13
  12. Montérégie12
  13. Estrie11
  14. Laurentides6
  15. Lanaudière4

Habitat

MarshVyacheslav Argenberg

Similar species

Northern PeatmossSphagnum capillifolium
Divine BogmossSphagnum divinum
Warnstorf's sphagnumSphagnum warnstorfii
Russow's sphagnumSphagnum russowii
Rusty Bog-mossSphagnum fuscum
Prairie sphagnumSphagnum palustre