White Pygmypoppy (Canbya candida)
Description
Canbya candida-(common names:-pygmy poppy,-white pygmy poppy) is a tiny, white flowered-annual plant-in the-Canbya-genus of the-poppy family. It is found in the western-Mojave Desert-of-Southern California. It grows 1-3-cm (3-8-1-1-8-in) tall. Its leaves are 5-9-mm (3-16-11-32-in) long. The flowers are borne in-leaf axils, and have 5-7 white petals that are each 3-4-mm (1-8-5-32-in) long, and 6-9 stamens.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Ranunculales
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Family: Papaveraceae
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Genus: Canbya
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