Taxon Report

Kopsiopsis hookeri (Walp.) Govaerts

small groundcone

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©2016 Vernon Smith

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

Ecology and Life History
Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb (parasitic)
Blooming Period: Apr-Aug Apr-Aug
Elevation: 90-885 (295-2905)
General Habitats: Lower montane coniferous forest, North Coast coniferous forest, Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status
CA Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3
Global Rank: G4?
State Rank:
 S1S2
State List: None
Fed List: None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:
  • changed from 2.3 to 2B.3 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
Total Occurrences: 21
Element Occurrence Ranks:
   Excellent (A) 1
   Good (B) 4
   Fair (C) 5
   Poor (D) 0
   None (X) 1
   Unknown (U) 10

Location
California Endemic:  False
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)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

Threat List Total: 5
EOs with Threat Listed: Total EOs % of EOs
11 52 %
Logging 9 42%
Road/trail construction/maint. 3 14%
Foot traffic/trampling 1 4%
Hybridization 1 4%
Insufficient population/stand size 1 4%

Notes
How rare is plant outside CA? Parasitic on Gaultheria shallon and Vaccinium spp.
Threats:

Possibly threatened by logging. 
Taxonomy:

Selected References

Report of the Pacific Railroad Expedition 3:479 (1844-45)
Kopsiopsis hookeri profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile
Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 25 December 2024].