Mosses of Laurentides

221 species · 3,188 observations · All mosses of Québec
221 / 573of Québec's mosses
13threatened, vulnerable or likely to be so in Québec

In Laurentides, 221 species of mosses have been observed. The stars? Schreber's big red stem moss, Threelobed bazzania 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. Hypnales63
  2. Jungermanniales34
  3. Dicranales24
  4. Sphagnales16
  5. Bryales14
  6. Polytrichales10
  7. Porellales10
  8. Marchantiales9
  9. Other orders41
Schreber's big red stem moss783 observations
Threelobed bazzania344 observations
Splendid feather moss257 observations
Knights plume moss242 observations
Grandleaf rhizomnium moss153 observations
Girgensohn's sphagnum103 observations
Spiky Bog-moss102 observations
Rusty Bog-moss71 observations
Wall Scalewort47 observations
Big Shaggy-moss40 observations
Feathered Neckera38 observations
Large White-moss34 observations
Ciliated Fringewort33 observations
Tree climacium moss32 observations
Tree Fringewort23 observations
Northern Peatmoss22 observations
Nut-moss22 observations
Fringed Heartwort18 observations
Rugose Fork-moss16 observations
Juniper polytrichum moss15 observations
Even Scalewort14 observations
Blunt Feather-moss14 observations
Rustwort14 observations
Autumn Flapwort13 observations
Common Liverwort12 observations
Broom Fork-moss12 observations
Lesser featherwort12 observations
New York Scalewort12 observations
Cat-tonque liverwort11 observations
Central sphagnum moss11 observations
Bog Groove-moss11 observations
Black Rock-moss11 observations
Cupped Water Moss11 observations
Ciliate Hedwigia Moss11 observations
Common Apple-moss11 observations
Bristly Haircap10 observations
Handsome Woollywort10 observations
Club Pincushion10 observations
Common Haircap9 observations
Beautiful Branch Moss9 observations
Narrow Mushroom-headed Liverwort9 observations
Cavernous Crystalwort8 observations
Pellucid Four-tooth Moss8 observations
Toothed plagiomnium moss8 observations
Star campylium moss8 observations
Ontario rhodobryum moss8 observations
Sickle-leaved Hook-moss8 observations
Squirrel-tail Moss8 observations