Mosses of Centre-du-Québec

64 species · 684 observations · All mosses of Québec
64 / 573of Québec's mosses
3threatened, vulnerable or likely to be so in Québec

In Centre-du-Québec, 64 species of mosses have been observed. The stars? Schreber's big red stem moss, Threelobed bazzania and Girgensohn's sphagnum, 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. Sphagnales18
  2. Hypnales10
  3. Jungermanniales10
  4. Dicranales4
  5. Polytrichales4
  6. Bryales3
  7. Marchantiales3
  8. Porellales3
  9. Other orders9
Schreber's big red stem moss179 observations
Threelobed bazzania84 observations
Girgensohn's sphagnum73 observations
Splendid feather moss46 observations
Tree climacium moss45 observations
Spiky Bog-moss31 observations
Knights plume moss28 observations
Big Shaggy-moss28 observations
Flat-topped Bog-moss21 observations
Rusty Bog-moss17 observations
Red Bog-moss17 observations
Northern Peatmoss13 observations
Fine Bog-moss13 observations
Toothed sphagnum7 observations
Central sphagnum moss5 observations
Rigid Bog-moss5 observations
Large White-moss4 observations
Pellucid Four-tooth Moss4 observations
Tree Fringewort4 observations
Handsome Woollywort3 observations
Bog Notchwort3 observations
Common Liverwort2 observations
Common Kettlewort2 observations
Common Haircap2 observations
Fringed Bog-moss2 observations
Strict Haircap2 observations
Warnstorf's sphagnum2 observations
Bog Groove-moss2 observations
Russow's sphagnum2 observations
Rugel's anomodon moss2 observations
New York Scalewort2 observations
Endive Pellia2 observations
Floating Crystalwort1 observations
Acid Frillwort1 observations
Juniper polytrichum moss1 observations
Wall Scalewort1 observations
Redshank1 observations
Silvergreen bryum moss1 observations
Lesser featherwort1 observations
Undulate atrichum moss1 observations
Largetooth calcareous moss1 observations
Papillose sphagnum1 observations
Wulf's sphagnum1 observations
Ambiguous trematodon moss1 observations
Bearded Pawwort1 observations
Nut-moss1 observations
Maidenhair Pocket-moss1 observations
Fontinalis moss1 observations