Canbya

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.

Canbya
Pygmy poppy (Canbya candida)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Ranunculales
Family:	Papaveraceae
Subfamily:	Papaveroideae
Tribe:	Papavereae
Genus:	Canbya Parry ex A.Gray
Species
Canbya aurea Canbya candida

The genus was named after well-known amateur botanist William Marriott Canby (1831–1904).

Species

Image	Name	Distribution
	Canbya aurea - yellow pygmy-poppy	Central and southeastern Oregon and northwestern Nevada
	Canbya candida - pygmy poppy, white pygmy poppy	western Mojave Desert of Southern California.