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MOSSES

Spiky Bog-moss

Sphagnum squarrosum

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

Moss 20 cm long. Grows in forests and near water.

There are 1,380 observations of Spiky Bog-moss in Québec, mostly in Chaudière-Appalaches, Outaouais and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak from July to September and become rare from December to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Chaudière-Appalaches153
  2. Outaouais131
  3. Capitale-Nationale130
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue127
  5. Nord-du-Québec115
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent112
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean110
  8. Laurentides102
  9. Estrie91
  10. Côte-Nord90
  11. Mauricie85
  12. Lanaudière47
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine32
  14. Centre-du-Québec31
  15. Montérégie24

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
Water’s edgepeupleloup
ShorelineRudy_P
MountainAntoine Dervin

Similar species

Girgensohn's sphagnumSphagnum girgensohnii
Prairie sphagnumSphagnum palustre
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Rigid Bog-mossSphagnum teres
Streamside sphagnumSphagnum riparium
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Pale Bog-mossSphagnum strictum
Central sphagnum mossSphagnum centrale
Northern PeatmossSphagnum capillifolium
Variegated peat mossSphagnum rubiginosum
Splendid feather mossHylocomium splendens