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Borya
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Borya

Borya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boryaceae, endemic to Australia.

As of September 2026, Plants of the World Online accepted 12 species:

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12 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Pincushions

speciesBorya sphaerocephala

Borya constricta

speciesBorya constricta

Porcupine Bush

speciesBorya septentrionalis

Borya scirpoidea

speciesBorya scirpoidea

Borya laciniata

speciesBorya laciniata

Borya nitida

speciesBorya nitida

Borya longiscapa

speciesBorya longiscapa

Borya subulata

speciesBorya subulata

Borya stenophylla

speciesBorya stenophylla

Grampians Pincushion Lily

speciesBorya mirabilis

Borya jabirabela

speciesBorya jabirabela

Borya inopinata

speciesBorya inopinata

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 370047.