Mosses of Montérégie

207 species · 1,645 observations · All mosses of Québec
207 / 573of Québec's mosses
9threatened, vulnerable or likely to be so in Québec

In Montérégie, 207 species of mosses have been observed. The stars? Schreber's big red stem moss, Northern Peatmoss and Tree climacium 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. Hypnales75
  2. Dicranales25
  3. Sphagnales20
  4. Bryales16
  5. Jungermanniales15
  6. Polytrichales11
  7. Marchantiales9
  8. Orthotrichales6
  9. Other orders30
Schreber's big red stem moss119 observations
Northern Peatmoss62 observations
Tree climacium moss49 observations
Threelobed bazzania48 observations
Girgensohn's sphagnum45 observations
Toothed plagiomnium moss37 observations
Bog Groove-moss36 observations
Rough-stalked Feather-moss34 observations
Rugose Fork-moss34 observations
Fringed Heartwort29 observations
Large White-moss27 observations
Brachythecium moss27 observations
Ciliate Hedwigia Moss26 observations
Knights plume moss25 observations
Spiky Bog-moss24 observations
Papillose sphagnum23 observations
Broom Fork-moss22 observations
Delicate thuidium moss21 observations
Cat-tonque liverwort20 observations
Fringed Bog-moss20 observations
Floating Crystalwort17 observations
Grandleaf rhizomnium moss17 observations
Splendid feather moss17 observations
Variable-leaved Crestwort17 observations
Common Liverwort16 observations
Russow's sphagnum16 observations
Wall Scalewort15 observations
Flat-topped Bog-moss15 observations
Rock Pocket-moss15 observations
Bristly Haircap14 observations
Redshank14 observations
Juniper polytrichum moss13 observations
American climacium moss13 observations
Willow Feather-moss13 observations
Many-fruited Leskea13 observations
Lindberg's Plait-moss13 observations
Even Scalewort12 observations
Common Haircap12 observations
Red Bog-moss12 observations
Slender Tail-moss12 observations
River Feather-moss11 observations
Streamside leptodictyum moss11 observations
Heart-leaved Spear-moss10 observations
Medium plagiomnium moss10 observations
Ontario rhodobryum moss10 observations
Short-leaved Ragged Moss10 observations
Rusty Bog-moss9 observations
Fir Tamarisk-moss9 observations