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Mosses of Outaouais

271 species · 5,283 observations · All mosses of Québec
271 / 573of Québec's mosses
15threatened, vulnerable or likely to be so in Québec

In Outaouais, 271 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. Hypnales81
  2. Dicranales28
  3. Jungermanniales25
  4. Sphagnales21
  5. Bryales19
  6. Polytrichales17
  7. Pottiales13
  8. Grimmiales11
  9. Other orders56

Mosses 271

Order
All271Hypnales81Dicranales28Jungermanniales25Sphagnales21Bryales19Polytrichales17Pottiales13Grimmiales11Marchantiales11Orthotrichales10Porellales7Metzgeriales5Bartramiales3Funariales3Encalyptales2Pelliales2Ptilidiales2Andreaeales1Aulacomniales1Blasiales1Buxbaumiales1Diphysciales1Hedwigiales1Notothyladales1Pallaviciniales1Splachnales1Tetraphidales1Timmiales1
Family
Sphagnaceae21Polytrichaceae17Mniaceae16Brachytheciaceae15Pottiaceae13Amblystegiaceae10Dicranaceae10Orthotrichaceae10Grimmiaceae9Fissidentaceae6Fontinalaceae6Plagiotheciaceae6Ricciaceae6Pylaisiaceae5Ditrichaceae4Hylocomiaceae4Leskeaceae4Neckeraceae4Anastrophyllaceae3Aneuraceae3Anomodontaceae3Bartramiaceae3Bryaceae3Calliergonaceae3Cephaloziaceae3Funariaceae3Hypnaceae3Lejeuneaceae3Lophocoleaceae3Scapaniaceae3Thuidiaceae3Aytoniaceae2Cephaloziellaceae2Dicranellaceae2Encalyptaceae2Entodontaceae2Frullaniaceae2Lepidoziaceae2Leucodontaceae2Marchantiaceae2Metzgeriaceae2Pelliaceae2Ptilidiaceae2Scorpidiaceae2Sematophyllaceae2Theliaceae2Adelanthaceae1Amphidiaceae1Andreaeaceae1Aulacomniaceae1Blasiaceae1Blepharostomataceae1Bruchiaceae1Buxbaumiaceae1Calypogeiaceae1Climaciaceae1Conocephalaceae1Diphysciaceae1Flexitrichaceae1Geocalycaceae1Hedwigiaceae1Jocheniaceae1Jungermanniaceae1Leucobryaceae1Lophoziaceae1Myliaceae1Notothyladaceae1Pallaviciniaceae1Plagiochilaceae1Porellaceae1Pseudoleskeellaceae1Pterigynandraceae1Radulaceae1Rhabdoweisiaceae1Saelaniaceae1Schistostegaceae1Seligeriaceae1Splachnaceae1Stereodontaceae1Tetraphidaceae1Timmiaceae1Trichocoleaceae1
Schreber's big red stem moss1,223 observations
Threelobed bazzania631 observations
Girgensohn's sphagnum329 observations
Knights plume moss284 observations
Splendid feather moss231 observations
Spiky Bog-moss131 observations
Big Shaggy-moss105 observations
Wall Scalewort94 observations
Rusty Bog-moss85 observations
Tree climacium moss75 observations
Large White-moss64 observations
Juniper polytrichum moss63 observations
Nut-moss57 observations
Grandleaf rhizomnium moss42 observations
Even Scalewort41 observations
Bristly Haircap41 observations
Ontario rhodobryum moss41 observations
Slender Tail-moss37 observations
Feathered Neckera36 observations
Cat-tonque liverwort35 observations
Ciliate Hedwigia Moss33 observations
Rugose Fork-moss31 observations
Broom Fork-moss28 observations
Tree Fringewort27 observations
Common Liverwort23 observations
Rock Pocket-moss23 observations
Bog Groove-moss22 observations
Rustwort22 observations
Squirrel-tail Moss22 observations
Atrichum moss21 observations
Variable-leaved Crestwort21 observations
Round Silk-moss21 observations
Lesser Tamarisk-moss20 observations
Toothed plagiomnium moss19 observations
Russow's sphagnum19 observations
Beautiful Branch Moss19 observations
Whip Fork Moss19 observations
Blunt Feather-moss19 observations
Pellucid Four-tooth Moss18 observations
New York Scalewort18 observations
Tortured tortella moss17 observations
Warnstorf's sphagnum17 observations
Common Apple-moss17 observations
Fringed Heartwort16 observations
Redshank16 observations
Appalachian rhizomnium moss16 observations
Lesser featherwort15 observations
boulder broom moss15 observations