Meisner, C.D.F. in Hooker, W.J. (ed.) (1855), New Proteaceae of Australia. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 7: 73 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Drummond, coll. vi. n. 180."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 70 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 62 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 314 (plate), 324 (map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Latin rudis, coarse or rough; refers to the leaves and branches."

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 391-392 [secondary reference]

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 152-153 (Plate 121, fig., map) [secondary reference]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 441, Map 444 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: WA

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: 89 [basionym]

basionym of: Hakea rudis (Meisn.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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