Canbya candida
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 51, plate 1. 1876.
Common names: White pygmy-poppy
Conservation concernEndemicIllustrated
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 3.
Plants 1-3 cm. Leaves 5-9 mm. Inflorescences: peduncle 1-2 cm. Flowers: sepals 2 mm; petals marcescent, 5-7, white, elliptic, 3-4 mm; stamens 6-9; filaments shorter than anthers. Capsules 1.5-2.5 mm. 2n = 16.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Dry, sandy ground
Elevation: 600-1200 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Canbya candida has been found only in the western Mojave Desert.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
... more about "Canbya candida"
perigynous +
absent +
fleshy +
absent +
3(-4)-valved +
dehiscing +
erect +
White pygmy-poppy +
Calif. +
capsular +
Present +
1-flowered +
axillary +
sessile +
congested +
alternate +
ovoid +
slender +
perigynous +
elliptic +
white +
marcescent +
distinct +
absent +
obovate +
2 times number of sepals +
3-4-carpellate +
parietal +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
1876 +
expanded +
clear +
sticky +
brown +
arcuate +
many +
glossy +
1-seeded +
caducous +
distinct +
obovate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
appressed +
adherent +
2;many +
radiate-recurved +
absent +
Canbya candida +
Canbya +
species +
semiacaulescent +
annual +
glabrous +
small +