Mosses of Chaudière-Appalaches

135 species · 3,078 observations · All mosses of Québec
135 / 573of Québec's mosses
3threatened, vulnerable or likely to be so in Québec

In Chaudière-Appalaches, 135 species of mosses have been observed. The stars? Schreber's big red stem moss, Girgensohn's sphagnum and Threelobed bazzania, 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. Hypnales31
  2. Sphagnales26
  3. Jungermanniales17
  4. Dicranales13
  5. Bryales8
  6. Polytrichales6
  7. Porellales5
  8. Pottiales5
  9. Other orders24
Schreber's big red stem moss550 observations
Girgensohn's sphagnum251 observations
Threelobed bazzania245 observations
Splendid feather moss229 observations
Spiky Bog-moss153 observations
Knights plume moss151 observations
Flat-topped Bog-moss114 observations
Rusty Bog-moss114 observations
Russow's sphagnum105 observations
Grandleaf rhizomnium moss99 observations
Big Shaggy-moss98 observations
Northern Peatmoss89 observations
Red Bog-moss89 observations
Tree climacium moss59 observations
Fine Bog-moss59 observations
Central sphagnum moss56 observations
Toothed sphagnum45 observations
Papillose sphagnum39 observations
Ciliated Fringewort32 observations
Olive Bog-moss22 observations
Wulf's sphagnum22 observations
Creeping Fingerwort20 observations
Strict Haircap20 observations
Warnstorf's sphagnum19 observations
Fringed Bog-moss17 observations
Common Liverwort16 observations
Rugose Fork-moss16 observations
Rigid Bog-moss15 observations
Toothed plagiomnium moss14 observations
Bog Groove-moss13 observations
Anomalous Flapwort13 observations
Bog Notchwort13 observations
Divine Bogmoss12 observations
Wall Scalewort10 observations
Narrow Mushroom-headed Liverwort10 observations
Common Haircap9 observations
Five-ranked Bog-moss9 observations
Golden Bog-moss8 observations
Large White-moss6 observations
Slender Cow-horn Bog-moss6 observations
Montane Dicranum Moss6 observations
Waved Fork-moss6 observations
Tree Fringewort6 observations
Ringless Hook-moss6 observations
Autumn Flapwort6 observations
Endive Pellia6 observations
Bearded Pawwort5 observations
Red-neck Forklet-moss5 observations