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sphaerocephala

Taxon

Borya sphaerocephala R.Br.

Protologue Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 286. 1810 [27 Mar 1810]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (14).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (14).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (9).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (9).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (33).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (33).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (23).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (23).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (22).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (22).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (5).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (5).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (18).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (18).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (2).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (2).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (25).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (25).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (16).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (16).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (21).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (21).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (13).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (13).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (27).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (27).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (31).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (31).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (4).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (4).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (29).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (29).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (8).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (8).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (28).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (28).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (32).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (32).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (15).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (15).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (11).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (11).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (19).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (19).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (30).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (30).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (1).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (1).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (17).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (17).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (7).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (7).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (24).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (24).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (20).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (20).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (10).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (10).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (3).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (3).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (12).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (12).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (6).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (6).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (26).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (26).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (8).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (8).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (47).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (47).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (33).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (33).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (30).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (30).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (45).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (45).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (31).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (31).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (44).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (44).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (10).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (10).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (21).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (21).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (18).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (18).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (34).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (34).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (26).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (26).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (15).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (15).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (25).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (25).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (29).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (29).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (48).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (48).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (43).JPG

Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13465--Australia. W.A. Sullivan's Rock. 28 Oct 2016. DSC05796 (43).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Endemic to Western Australia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson, C 13503

October 29, 2016

Location

Australia, Western Australia (Perth, Kenwick)

-32.031056, 115.970861

Location Remarks

Brixton Street Wetlands (Nature Reserve), in Kenwick, an eastern suburb of Perth. 8 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Kevin Thiele, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Creeping over granite outcrop.

Davidson, C 13465

October 28, 2016

Location

Australia, Western Australia (Perth, Kenwick)

-32.031056, 115.970861

Location Remarks

Brixton Street Wetlands (Nature Reserve), in Kenwick, an eastern suburb of Perth. 8 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Kevin Thiele, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Prickly mat-former at the edge of encroaching surface vegetation. Leaves salmon-orange.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Boryaceae

Genus

Borya

Specific Epithet

sphaerocephala

Authorship

R.Br.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.6

Global rank

#78,781 of 335,497

Top 24%

Extinction probability

13%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →