Kingdom Plantae Family Papaveraceae Higher classification Papaveraceae | Order Ranunculales Scientific name Canbya Rank Genus | |
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Similar Papaveraceae, Arctomecon, Stylomecon, Meconella, Hunnemannia | ||
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 types are small, no more than a few centimeters tall, with flowers less than 10 mm across.
The genus was named after well-known amateur botanist William Marriott Canby (1831–1904).
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