Species Details

Kopsiopsis hookeri

small groundcone

Classification

Scientific Name: Kopsiopsis hookeri (Walp.) Govaerts
Common Name: small groundcone
Family:	Orobanchaceae
Element Code:	PDORO01010
USDA Plants Symbol:
Synonyms/Other Names: Boschniakia hookeri

Conservation Status

Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4?
State Rank:	S1S2
CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-05-26

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb (parasitic)
Blooming Period: Apr-Aug
Elevation: 90 - 885 meters 295 - 2905 feet
General Habitat: North Coast coniferous forest
General Micro Habitat:
Micro Habitat:

Notes

Notes: How rare is plant outside CA? Possibly threatened by logging. Parasitic on Gaultheria shallon and Vaccinium spp. See Report of the Pacific Railroad Expedition 3:479 (1844-45) for original description.
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					21
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	4	5	0	1	10

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	10
Recent <=20 Years	11

Presence:
Presumed Extant	20
Possibly Extirpated	1
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

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), Hales Grove (3912377), 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.

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