Basic Information Common Name: Borya Scientific Name: Borya Native Habitat: Australia (primarily Western Australia) History / Discovery / Cultivator The genus Borya belongs to the Boryaceae family, a small family endemic to Australia. The plants are named after Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent, a French naturalist, zoologist, and botanist who li
Basic Information Common Name: Borya constricta Scientific Name: Borya constricta Native Habitat: Western Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya constricta, a member of the Boryaceae family, is a fascinating and relatively obscure plant endemic to Western Australia. This unique geophyte, also known as the Pincushion Lily due to its distin
Basic Information Common Name: Borya inopinata Scientific Name: Borya inopinata Native Habitat: Southwestern Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya inopinata, a resurrection plant endemic to southwestern Australia, belongs to the Boryaceae family. Its discovery and initial classification details are somewhat sparse in readily available li
Basic Information Common Name: Borya jabirabela Scientific Name: Borya jabirabela Native Habitat: Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland) History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya jabirabela is a member of the Boryaceae family, a small family of perennial herbs endemic to Australia. The species, like others in the Borya genus, is
Basic Information Common Name: Borya laciniata Scientific Name: Borya laciniata Native Habitat: Southwestern Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya laciniata, also known as the Fringe Lily, is a fascinating perennial herb endemic to southwestern Australia. While specific details about its initial discovery and the botanist who first forma
Basic Information Common Name: Borya longiscapa Scientific Name: Borya longiscapa Native Habitat: Southwestern Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya longiscapa, a captivating member of the Boryaceae family, is endemic to the southwestern regions of Australia. Its history is intertwined with the exploration and botanical documentation of
Basic Information Common Name: Borya nitida Scientific Name: Borya nitida Native Habitat: Southwestern Australia. History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya nitida, a member of the Boryaceae family, is a fascinating and relatively obscure plant endemic to the southwestern region of Western Australia. Its discovery and subsequent scientific classificati
Basic Information Common Name: Borya scirpoidea Scientific Name: Borya scirpoidea Native Habitat: Southwestern Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya scirpoidea, a member of the Boryaceae family, is a fascinating and relatively under-documented plant with a captivating story rooted in the unique landscapes of southwestern Australia. This
Basic Information Common Name: Borya septentrionalis Scientific Name: Borya septentrionalis Native Habitat: Southwest Australia History / Discovery / Cultivator Borya septentrionalis, commonly known as the Northern Pincushion Lily, is a fascinating member of the Boryaceae family, a small family endemic to Australia. Its discovery and formal classif
Basic Information Common Name: Broccoli Scientific Name: Brassica oleracea var. italica Native Habitat: Mediterranean History / Discovery / Cultivator Broccoli, Brassica oleracea var. italica, boasts a history steeped in the rich soils of the Mediterranean region. Its story is one of careful cultivation and selective breeding, transforming a wild a
