Brown, R. (1830), Proteaceas Novas. Supplementum primum prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae: 18 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ora orient., mont. prope Port Jackson, 1817. D. Cunningham"

• Comment: Brown refers to Grevillea cinerea Cunn. in Field non R.Br. – Cunningham cited specimens but did not supply a description there.

Bentham, G. (1870), Flora Australiensis 5: 443 [basionym]

basionym of: Grevillea arenaria var. canescens (R.Br.) Benth. legitimate

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 204 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Grevillea arenaria var. canescens (R.Br.) Benth. legitimate

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 266-268, 405 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "(here designated): Grevillea cinerea Cunningh in Field Mem. N.S.Wales (BM–specimen at the left of the sheet)"

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (26 April 1994), A taxonomic revision of Grevillea arenaria and Grevillea obtusiflora (Proteaceae: Grevilleoideae). Telopea 5(4): 718 [basionym]

basionym of: Grevillea arenaria subsp. canescens (R.Br.) Olde & Marriott legitimate

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 36 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Grevillea arenaria subsp. canescens (R.Br.) Olde & Marriott legitimate

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 295 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Grevillea arenaria subsp. canescens (R.Br.) Olde & Marriott legitimate

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Byng, J.W. (9 February 2018), GLOVAP Nomenclature Part 1. The Global Flora: a practical flora to vascular plant species of the world 4: 87 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Hakea novae-austrocambriae Christenh. & M.W.Chase legitimate

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