Papaveraceae

White pygmypoppy

Canbya candida Parry ex A.Gray

Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Canbya

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White pygmypoppy (Canbya candida) — FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: White pygmypoppy, White pygmy-poppy, Pygmy poppy, White pygmy poppy
Swedish: Vit pygmévallmo

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 76 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jordan Zylstra, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott Yarger, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bill Bouton, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.