Pronunciation: kop-see-OP-sis stro-bil-AY-see-a
Common name: California groundcone
Family: Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape)
Habitat: Many plant communities to 10,000' from
San Jacinto Mts north, Santa Rosa Id, parasitic on
Arctostaphylos and Arbutus
Blooming period: April to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Kopsiopsis
2) strobilacea
Formerly Boschniakia strobilacea