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Borya sphaerocephala R.Br.
Pincushions

Reference
Prodr. 286 (1810)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Tufted perennial, herb, 0.02-0.2 m high. Fl. white, Aug to Oct. Sand, clay, sandstone, granite. In rock depressions, edges of moss swards, around & on granite sheets & outcrops.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 27 June 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Murchison, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Dandaragan Plateau, Eastern Murchison, Fitzgerald, Geraldton Hills, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Merredin, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Tallering, Warren, Western Mallee, Western Murchison.
IMCRA Regions
Central West Coast, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Brookton, Broomehill-Tambellup, Bruce Rock, Carnamah, Chapman Valley, Chittering, Coorow, Corrigin, Cranbrook, Cuballing, Cunderdin, Dalwallinu, Dandaragan, Dardanup, Denmark, Dowerin, Dumbleyung, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Goomalling, Gosnells, Greater Geraldton, Harvey, Irwin, Kalamunda, Katanning, Kellerberrin, Kojonup, Kondinin, Koorda, Kulin, Lake Grace, Manjimup, Merredin, Mingenew, Moora, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Mukinbudin, Mundaring, Murchison, Murray, Narembeen, Narrogin, Northam, Northampton, Nungarin, Perenjori, Perth, Pingelly, Plantagenet, Quairading, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Swan, Tammin, Three Springs, Toodyay, Victoria Plains, Wagin, Wandering, West Arthur, Westonia, Wickepin, Williams, Wongan-Ballidu, Woodanilling, Wyalkatchem, Yalgoo, Yilgarn, York.