Gardner, C.A. (1928), Contributiones Florae Australiae Occidentalis, VI. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 13: 63, t. xxv A-H [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in distr. Stirling ab Pingrup orietem versus in arenosis aridis fruticulosis, flor. m. Decem. (C.A. Gardner, Decem. 1926.)"

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 60 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 164 (fig., map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek, erythro-, red, and -cephalus, headed (in Greek compound words). Gardner was referring to the flower colour which, although not red, has reddish purple tones."

George, A.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1999), Dryandra. Flora of Australia 17B: 330 [secondary reference]

Mast, A.R. & Thiele, K.R. (26 February 2007), The transfer of Dryandra R.Br. to Banksia L.f. (Proteaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 20(1): 67 [basionym]

basionym of: Banksia erythrocephala (C.A.Gardner) A.R.Mast & K.R.Thiele legitimate

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