Kopsiopsis strobilacea

Kopsiopsis strobilacea, the California groundcone, is a species of parasitic plant in the family Orobanchaceae.[1][2][3] It is native to California and southern Oregon, where it grows in wooded areas and chaparral. It is a parasite of manzanitas and madrones, which it parasitizes by penetrating them with haustoria to tap nutrients.[citation needed] The groundcone is visible aboveground as a dark purplish or reddish to brown inflorescence up to 18 cm (7.1 in) long. Pale-margined purple flowers emerge from between the overlapping bracts.[2]

Kopsiopsis strobilacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Orobanchaceae
Genus: Kopsiopsis
Species:
K. strobilacea
Binomial name
Kopsiopsis strobilacea
(A.Gray) Beck

Formerly considered Boschniakia strobilacea, some taxonomists now place it in the genus Kopsiopsis on the basis of phylogenetic evidence.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Kopsiopsis (Beck) Beck". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Kopsiopsis strobilacea". ucjeps.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
  3. ^ USDA Plants Profile for Boschniakia strobilacea
  4. ^ Yu, Wen-Bin (2013-01-29). "Nomenclatural clarifications for names in Boschniakia, Kopsiopsis and Xylanche (Orobanchaceae)". Phytotaxa. 77 (3): 40–42. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.77.3.1. ISSN 1179-3163.