Species Details

Kopsiopsis hookeri

small groundcone

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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

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

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial rhizomatous herb (parasitic)

Blooming Period: Apr-Aug

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

Notes: How rare is plant outside CA? Parasitic on Gaultheria shallon and Vaccinium spp.
Threats: Possibly threatened by logging.
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	5
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	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%

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	12
Recent <=20 Years	9

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), 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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Presumed Extant

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Selected References

Original Description:	Report of the Pacific Railroad Expedition 3:479 (1844-45)
Species Account:	Kopsiopsis hookeri profile for potential Species of Conservation Concern evaluation (2018)
Other:	USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile