Mosses of Capitale-Nationale

275 species · 6,230 observations · All mosses of Québec
275 / 573of Québec's mosses
12threatened, vulnerable or likely to be so in Québec

In Capitale-Nationale, 275 species of mosses have been observed. The stars? Schreber's big red stem moss, Knights plume moss and Splendid feather moss, the most often observed. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by order

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. Hypnales61
  2. Jungermanniales55
  3. Sphagnales35
  4. Dicranales24
  5. Bryales17
  6. Polytrichales12
  7. Porellales9
  8. Grimmiales8
  9. Other orders54

Mosses 275

Order
Family
Schreber's big red stem moss1,028 observations
Knights plume moss621 observations
Splendid feather moss595 observations
Girgensohn's sphagnum544 observations
Threelobed bazzania280 observations
Rusty Bog-moss208 observations
Spiky Bog-moss130 observations
Russow's sphagnum102 observations
Red Bog-moss84 observations
Northern Peatmoss78 observations
Flat-topped Bog-moss72 observations
Endive Pellia72 observations
Rigid Bog-moss58 observations
Slender Cow-horn Bog-moss56 observations
Low sphagnum56 observations
Bog Notchwort55 observations
Big Shaggy-moss55 observations
Fine Bog-moss54 observations
Ciliated Fringewort53 observations
Common Liverwort52 observations
Olive Bog-moss51 observations
Tree Fringewort45 observations
Central sphagnum moss44 observations
Cat-tonque liverwort37 observations
Papillose sphagnum37 observations
Feathered Neckera35 observations
Luminous Moss35 observations
Bog Groove-moss31 observations
Wall Scalewort30 observations
Variable-leaved Crestwort30 observations
Tree climacium moss29 observations
Rustwort28 observations
Streamside sphagnum28 observations
Fringed Bog-moss27 observations
Nut-moss26 observations
Lesser featherwort25 observations
Large White-moss24 observations
Five-ranked Bog-moss24 observations
Flat-leaved Bog-moss23 observations
Even Scalewort22 observations
Creeping Fingerwort22 observations
Trunk Pawwort22 observations
Common Kettlewort21 observations
Bristly Haircap21 observations
Juniper polytrichum moss21 observations
Wulf's sphagnum21 observations
Jensen's sphagnum21 observations
Narrow Mushroom-headed Liverwort21 observations