Canbya candida explained

Canbya candida (common names: pygmy poppy, white pygmy poppy) is a tiny, white flowered annual plant in the genus Canbya of the poppy family. It is found in the western Mojave Desert of Southern California. It grows 1- tall. Its leaves are 5- long. The flowers are borne in leaf axils, and have 5–7 white petals that are each 3- long, and 6-9 stamens.

References

• • • Book: Grey-Wilson, Christopher . 2000 . Poppies . 229 . Portland . Timber Press . 0-88192-503-9 . registration .
• Encyclopedia: Hitchcock . C. H. . A.J. . Cronquist . F. M. . Ownbey . J. W. . Thompson . 1984 . Salicaceae to Saxifragaceae . 2 . C. L. . Hitchcock . Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest . University of Washington Press . Seattle.