Canbya
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| Canbya | |
|---|---|
| File:Pygmy Poppy, Canbya candida.jpg | |
| Pygmy poppy (Canbya candida) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Subfamily: | Papaveroideae |
| Tribe: | Papavereae |
| Genus: | Canbya Parry ex A.Gray |
| Species | |
Canbya, also known as the pygmy poppies, is a genus of the poppy family Papaveraceae consisting of two species found in the dry parts of western North America. Both species are small, no more than a few centimeters tall, with flowers less than 10 mm across.
The genus was named after well-known amateur botanist William Marriott Canby (1831–1904).
Species
[edit | edit source]| Image | Name | Distribution |
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| File:Canbya aurea 6476225.jpg | Canbya aurea - yellow pygmy-poppy | Central and southeastern Oregon and northwestern Nevada |
| File:Pygmy Poppy, Canbya candida.jpg | Canbya candida - pygmy poppy, white pygmy poppy | western Mojave Desert of Southern California. |
References
[edit | edit source]- Christopher Grey-Wilson, Poppies (Portland: Timber Press, 2000) Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). p. 229
External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- Error creating thumbnail: Data related to Canbya at Wikispecies
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