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MOSSES

Rigid Bog-moss

Sphagnum teres

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

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

There are 294 observations of Rigid Bog-moss in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Capitale-Nationale and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec129
  2. Capitale-Nationale58
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent23
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean17
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches15
  6. Côte-Nord15
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine8
  8. Outaouais7
  9. Estrie6
  10. Centre-du-Québec5
  11. Lanaudière4
  12. Montérégie4
  13. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  14. Mauricie1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
MarshAlexander Rumpel
MountainEmmanuel Milou
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

Similar species

Spiky Bog-mossSphagnum squarrosum
Streamside sphagnumSphagnum riparium
Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
Girgensohn's sphagnumSphagnum girgensohnii
Toothed sphagnumSphagnum cuspidatum
Russow's sphagnumSphagnum russowii
Fine Bog-mossSphagnum angustifolium
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax