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

He chose the name Stirlingia, in honour of James Stirling, explorer of the Swan River and first Governor of Western Australia.

[3] Despite publishing a new name for the genus, Endlicher omitted to formally transfer Brown's three species.

[3] In 1995, Alex George published a thorough treatment of the Stirlingia for the Flora of Australia series of monographs.

He reduced numerous names to synonymy, and published a further new species, Stirlingia divaricatissima.

The name comes from the fact that wall plaster turns blue if made using sand taken from where S. latifolia occurs.

They occur in a range of soil types, including sand, clay, and laterite; most species prefer low-lying areas that are seasonally wet.