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MOSSES

Handsome Woollywort

Trichocolea tomentella

Mosses
Native
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9.2 cmLength

Liverwort 9.2 cm long. Grows in conifers and near water.

There are 54 observations of Handsome Woollywort in Québec, mostly in Laurentides, Estrie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak from July to September.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Laurentides10
  2. Estrie10
  3. Capitale-Nationale9
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent7
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine5
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  7. Centre-du-Québec3
  8. Lanaudière2
  9. Outaouais2
  10. Mauricie1
  11. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1
  12. Côte-Nord1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Ciliated FringewortPtilidium ciliare
Delicate thuidium mossThuidium delicatulum
Tree FringewortPtilidium pulcherrimum