Species Details

Canbya candida

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:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G3G4
State Rank:	S3S4
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2021-10-04

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: annual herb

Blooming Period: Mar-Jun

Elevation:
600 - 1460 meters
1970 - 4790 feet

General Habitats:

Joshua tree "woodland"
Mojavean desert scrub
Pinyon and juniper woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Granitic
Gravelly
Sandy

Notes

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.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

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

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					30
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	11	0	0	0	19

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	30
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	30
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

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)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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Presumed Extant

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