Taxon Report

Canbya candida Parry

white pygmy-poppy

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Canbya candida Parry
Common Name:	white pygmy-poppy
Family:	Papaveraceae
Element Code:	PDPAP05020
USDA Plants Symbol:	CACA8
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	annual herb
Blooming Period: Mar-Jun	Mar-Jun
Elevation:	600-1460 (1970-4790)
General Habitats:	Joshua tree "woodland", Mojavean desert scrub, Pinyon and juniper woodland
Microhabitat:	Granitic, Gravelly, Sandy
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Global Rank:	G3G4
State Rank:	S3S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	30
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	11
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	19

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX), San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Adelanto (3411754), Astley Rancho (3411774), Baldy Mesa (3411744), Barstow (3411781), Bartlett (3611841), Bissell (3411881), Cajon (3411734), Cane Canyon (3511852), Cantil (3511738), Cross Mountain (3511832), Edwards (3411788), El Mirage (3411756), Fifteenmile Valley (3411741), Fremont Peak (3511724), Hesperia (3411743), Jackrabbit Hill (3411776), Juniper Hills (3411748), Kernville (3511874), Kramer Hills (3411784), Kramer Junction (3411785), Lake Arrowhead (3411732), Lake Isabella North (3511864), Lamont Peak (3511871), Lancaster East (3411861), Lancaster West (3411862), Leuhman Ridge (3411786), Little Lake (3511788), Littlerock (3411758), Lockhart (3511713), Lucerne Valley (3411648), Mescal Creek (3411746), Mojave (3511812), Olancha (3611831), Owens Peak (3511768), Pacifico Mountain (3411841), Palmdale (3411851), Phelan (3411745), Pinyon Mtn. (3511842), Red Buttes (3411775), Red Mountain (3511735), Redman (3411778), Reward (3511936), Ritter Ridge (3411852), Rosamond (3411872), Rosamond Lake (3411871), Saddleback Mtn. (3511715), Saltdale NW (3511748), San Fernando (3411834), Silverwood Lake (3411733), Valyermo (3411747), Victorville (3411753), Walker Pass (3511861), Woolstalf Creek (3511853), Yucca Valley North (3411624)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	4
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	6	20 %
Development	6	20%
ORV activity	1	3%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	3%
Agriculture	1	3%

Notes



Threatened by development, vehicles, road maintenance, grazing, mining, and non-native plants. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 12:51 (1876) for original description.
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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 9 January 2025].