1	"Leaf segments flat; scape robust, to 1.5 m tall"	"Stirlingia latifolia"
1	"Leaf segments terete; scape slender, not more than 1 m tall"	2
2	"Leaves less than 3 cm long, borne along more than half the stem"	"Stirlingia abrotanoides"
2	"Leaves more than 5 cm long, mostly confined to lower part of stem"	3
3	"Heads 6–10 mm diam.; perianth 3–3.5 mm long; leaves leathery"	"Stirlingia anethifolia"
3	"Heads 9–15 mm diam.; perianth 4.5–7 mm long; leaves ±soft"	4
4	"Scape simple or sparsely branched"	"Stirlingia simplex"
4	"Scape openly branched"	5
5	"Petiole 12–14 cm long; perianth limb broader than tube"	"Stirlingia divaricatissima"
5	"Petiole 1.5–6.5 cm long; perianth limb narrower than tube"	6
6	"Leaves divided up to 10 times into curved, crowded segments; ultimate lobes 1–4 mm long; bracts hoary"	"Stirlingia tenuifolia"
6	"Leaves divided up to 6 times into straight, open segments; ultimate lobes 2–10 mm long; bracts glabrous"	"Stirlingia seselifolia"