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 species are small, no more than a few centimeters tall, with flowers less than 10mm across.

The genus was named after well-known amateur botanist William Marriott Canby (1831–1904).

Species

References

• Christopher Grey-Wilson, Poppies (Portland: Timber Press, 2000) p.229

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