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Clubmosses and Firmosses

Lycopodiaceae · 18 species

In Québec, the family Lycopodiaceae (order Lycopodiales) counts 18 species of plants. The stars? Flat-branched ground-pine, Shining clubmoss and Running clubmoss, the most often observed. The richest region: Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, with 17 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine17
  2. Côte-Nord16
  3. Nord-du-Québec16
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent15
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean15
  6. Capitale-Nationale15
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue14
  8. Outaouais12
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches12
  10. Laurentides12
  11. Mauricie11
  12. Estrie11
  13. Lanaudière11
  14. Montérégie11
  15. Centre-du-Québec10
  16. Montréal8
  17. Laval4

Clubmosses and Firmosses 18

Lycopodiales
All2,855Poales529Asterales316Lamiales214Rosales205Caryophyllales204Malpighiales120Asparagales119Brassicales109Ranunculales98Ericales95Fabales91Alismatales74Saxifragales68Polypodiales60Apiales51Dipsacales50Gentianales50Solanales43Fagales38Boraginales33Malvales29Myrtales29Sapindales27Pinales26Liliales22Ophioglossales20Lycopodiales18Geraniales17Cornales14Celastrales12Equisetales9Vitales7Commelinales6Cucurbitales6Nymphaeales5Oxalidales5Piperales5Osmundales4Aquifoliales3Santalales3Selaginellales3Acorales2Buxales2Ceratophyllales2Isoetales2Salviniales2Crossosomatales1Ginkgoales1Hymenophyllales1Laurales1Magnoliales1Marchantiales1Proteales1Schizaeales1
Lycopodiaceae
All18Lycopodiaceae18
Flat-branched ground-pine7,575 observations
Shining clubmoss5,851 observations
Running clubmoss3,542 observations
Groundcedar1,222 observations
Northern tree-clubmoss1,070 observations
Fan clubmoss928 observations
Bristly clubmoss833 observations
Deeproot clubmoss380 observations
Inundated clubmoss300 observations
One-cone clubmoss279 observations
Fir Clubmoss230 observations
Sitka clubmoss181 observations
Alpine clubmoss165 observations
Delicate tree-clubmoss163 observations
Appalachian clubmoss108 observations
Arctic firmoss52 observations
Northern Clubmoss44 observations
Continental firmoss1 observations