Canbya Parry ex A.Gray

Pygmypoppy (en)

Genus

Angiosperms > Ranunculales > Papaveraceae

Characteristics

Herbs , annual, semiacaulescent, very small, glabrous, from taproots; sap clear. Stems branching at and just above ground level, leafy, branches short. Leaves alternate, congested in tufts, sessile; blade unlobed, linear-oblong, fleshy, margins entire. Inflorescences axillary, 1-flowered, much exceeding leaves; peduncle slender. Flowers: sepals 3, distinct; petals 5-7; stamens 6-15; pistil 3-4-carpellate; ovary ovoid, 1-locular; style absent; stigmas 3(-4), linear, radiate-recurved, appressed or adherent to ovary. Capsules erect, ovoid to oblong-ovoid, 3(-4)-valved, dehiscing from apex. Seeds many, brown, oblong-obovoid to ellipsoid, slightly arcuate, 0.6-0.8 mm, glossy, aril absent. x = 8.
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Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Images

Canbya unspecified picture

Distribution

Canbya world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30213888-2
WFO ID wfo-4000006520
COL ID 62L53
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Canbya

Lower taxons

Canbya aurea Canbya candida