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Stirlingia, commonly known as blueboy, is a genus of 7 species in the family Proteaceae, all of which are endemic to Western Australia.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderProteales
  5. FamilyProteaceae
Native toWestern Australia

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
21
With media
16
Family
Proteaceae
Collections
RSA, MEL, BROWN, MNHN, NY, VT
Recorded in
Australia

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  • Taxonomy
  • Species
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Ecology
  • References
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Stirlingia, commonly known as blueboy, is a genus of 7 species in the family Proteaceae, all of which are endemic to Western Australia.

==Description== Stirlingia grows as a shrub or herb arising from a perennial tap root or woody root stock; the herbaceous nature of some species is unique to Stirlingia among the Proteaceae. They grow to heights ranging from to . Leaves are soft and leathery, and bifurcated along their length. They occur mostly on lower parts of the stems. Flowers occur in inflorescences that are either heads or very short spikes.

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