Canbya candida

Parry ex A. Gray

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.
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Curtis Clark +  and Robert W. Kiger +
Parry ex A. Gray +
palmate +  and subpalmate +
linear-oblong +  and unlobed +
ovoid +  and oblong-ovoid +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
White pygmy-poppy +
600-1200 m +
sessile +, pedicellate +  and symmetric +
transverse +, poricidal +, valvate +  and dehiscence +
Dry, sandy ground +
paniculate +  and racemose +
cauline +  and basal +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
1-2-locular or +  and incompletely completely multilocular +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
marcescent +
distinct +
5 +  and 7 +
obovate +
2 times number of sepals +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Flowering Apr–Jun. +
3-4-carpellate +
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts +
carunculate +  and arillate +
oblong-obovoid +  and ellipsoid +
0.06 cm0.6 mm <br />6.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +
distinct +
obovate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +
Conservation concern +, Endemic +  and Illustrated +
6 +  and 9 +
leafy +  and branching +
decumbent +, spreading +  and erect +
radiate-recurved +
Canbya candida +
species +