FNA: Canbya aurea

	Canbya aurea
	golden canbya, golden pygmypoppy, yellow pygmy-poppy
Habit	Plants 1-2 cm.
Leaves	3-10 mm.
Inflorescences	peduncle 1-6 cm.
Flowers	sepals 2 mm; petals deciduous, 6, bright yellow, broadly ovate, 3-4 mm; stamens 6-15; filaments longer than anthers.
Capsules	2-4 mm.
2n	= 16.

	Canbya aurea
Phenology	Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat	Dry, sandy ground, usually with sagebrush
Elevation	900-1700 m (3000-5600 ft)
Distribution	NV; OR [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Source	FNA vol. 3.
Parent taxa	Papaveraceae > Canbya
Sibling taxa	C. candida
Name authority	S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 445. (1886)
Web links	Local floras: OR Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

golden canbya, golden pygmypoppy, yellow pygmy-poppy

Habit

Plants 1-2 cm.

Leaves

3-10 mm.

Inflorescences

peduncle 1-6 cm.

Flowers

sepals 2 mm;

petals deciduous, 6, bright yellow, broadly ovate, 3-4 mm;

stamens 6-15;

filaments longer than anthers.

Capsules

2-4 mm.

= 16.

Phenology

Flowering Apr–Jul.

Habitat

Dry, sandy ground, usually with sagebrush

Elevation

900-1700 m (3000-5600 ft)

Distribution

NV; OR

Source

Parent taxa

Sibling taxa

Name authority

S. Watson: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 445. (1886)

Web links

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