Borya sphaerocephala R.Br. belongs to the Boryaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Borya sphaerocephala, Davidson, C 13503--Australia. W.A. 7.9 km W of Denmark River. 29 Oct 2016. DSC06630 (14).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Boryaceae
Genus
Borya
Specific Epithet
sphaerocephala
Authorship
R.Br.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#78,781 of 335,497
Top 24%
Extinction probability
13%
Location
Australia, Western Australia
-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.
Location
Australia, Western Australia
-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.
