Mosses of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

142 species · 11,650 observations · All mosses of Québec
142 / 573of Québec's mosses
6threatened, vulnerable or likely to be so in Québec

In Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, 142 species of mosses have been observed. The stars? Schreber's big red stem moss, Knights plume moss 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. Hypnales32
  2. Sphagnales30
  3. Jungermanniales20
  4. Dicranales14
  5. Bryales9
  6. Polytrichales8
  7. Grimmiales3
  8. Marchantiales3
  9. Other orders23
Schreber's big red stem moss3,463 observations
Knights plume moss2,560 observations
Splendid feather moss1,752 observations
Rusty Bog-moss1,023 observations
Ciliated Fringewort620 observations
Girgensohn's sphagnum590 observations
Threelobed bazzania398 observations
Big Shaggy-moss142 observations
Spiky Bog-moss110 observations
Northern Peatmoss84 observations
Grandleaf rhizomnium moss73 observations
Russow's sphagnum64 observations
Flat-topped Bog-moss50 observations
Five-ranked Bog-moss49 observations
Fine Bog-moss42 observations
Montane Dicranum Moss33 observations
Red Bog-moss28 observations
Tree Fringewort26 observations
Olive Bog-moss22 observations
Sickle-leaved Hook-moss21 observations
Low sphagnum20 observations
Tree climacium moss19 observations
Slender Cow-horn Bog-moss19 observations
Golden Bog-moss19 observations
Papillose sphagnum18 observations
Wulf's sphagnum18 observations
Rigid Bog-moss17 observations
Bog Groove-moss17 observations
Central sphagnum moss16 observations
Warnstorf's sphagnum12 observations
Nodding Thread-moss12 observations
Lindberg's sphagnum12 observations
Fulvous peat moss12 observations
Fringed Bog-moss11 observations
Hercynian Haircap11 observations
Flat-leaved Bog-moss9 observations
Streamside sphagnum8 observations
Juniper polytrichum moss7 observations
Strict Haircap7 observations
Black Rock-moss7 observations
Dark Ditrichum7 observations
Toothed sphagnum7 observations
Dicranum Moss6 observations
Feathered Neckera6 observations
Broom Fork-moss5 observations
Kneiff's Hook-moss5 observations
Rugose Fork-moss5 observations
Club Pincushion5 observations