Borya septentrionalis is a species of plant in the family Boryaceae native to northeast Queensland, Australia.
Description Borya septentrionalis is a small, drought-tolerant, tussock- or mat-forming plant that grows on bare rock in upland areas of northeast Queensland. During dry periods it loses chlorophyll and turns orange-red, but will turn green again after rain, giving rise to the common name resurrection plant. It is also known as porcupine bush due to its spiky leaves.
Conservation This species is listed as least concern in the Queensland Government's Wildnet database. , it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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Map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium Observations of this species on iNaturalist Images of this species on Flickriver.com