Species Details

Kopsiopsis hookeri

small groundcone

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Photo of Kopsiopsis hookeri
©2016 Vernon Smith
Scientific Name:
Kopsiopsis hookeri (Walp.) Govaerts
Common Name:
small groundcone
Family: Orobanchaceae
Element Code: PDORO01010
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names:
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3
Fed List: None
State List: None
Global Rank: G4?
State Rank:
S1S2
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12
Add Date: 1994-01-01
Date Edited: 2022-03-01
Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb (parasitic)
Blooming Period: Apr-Aug
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Elevation:
90 - 885 meters
295 - 2905 feet
General Habitats:
  • Lower montane coniferous forest
  • North Coast coniferous forest
  • Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
How rare is plant outside CA? Parasitic on Gaultheria shallon and Vaccinium spp.
Threats:

Possibly threatened by logging. 

Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 5
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 11 52 %
THREAT LIST:
Logging 9 42%
Road/trail construction/maint. 3 14%
Foot traffic/trampling 1 4%
Hybridization 1 4%
Insufficient population/stand size 1 4%
Total Occurrences: 21
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
1 4 5 0 1 10
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 13
Recent <=20 Years 8
Presence:
Presumed Extant 20
Possibly Extirpated 1
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Del Norte (DNT), Humboldt (HUM), Marin (MRN), Mendocino (MEN), Sonoma (SON), Trinity (TRI)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bald Hills (4112328), Blake Mountain (4012355), Cazadero (3812351), Childs Hill (4112461), Elk (3912326), Fish Lake (4112336), French Camp Ridge (4112327), Gualala (3812375), Guerneville (3812258), High Divide (4112481), Holter Ridge (4112338), Hopland (3812381), Hyampom (4012354), Johnsons (4112337), Miranda (4012327), Purdys Gardens (3912311), Salyer (4012385), San Rafael (3712285), Weitchpec (4112326)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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