Lindley, J. (1 January 1840), A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: xxxvi. [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1881), Plants of North-Western Australia. Western Australia - Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Council: 9 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 68 [secondary reference]

Tate, R. (July 1895), A supplement to a census of the flora of extra-tropical South Australia. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 19: 81 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 269 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 96 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 229 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 61 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea excelsior Diels legitimate

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 70 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Proteaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 469, Fig. 145B [secondary reference]

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

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 149-151 (Plate 121, fig., map) [secondary reference]

common name: galigiri (Gugadju) [n/a] common name: rawur rawurba [n/a] common name: kaliny kalinypa (Pintupi) [n/a] common name: wama (Yewara) [n/a] common name: Desert Grevillea [n/a] common name: Yellow Flame Grevillea [n/a]

• Etymology: "the specific epithet is derived from the Greek erion (wool) and stachys (an ear of corn, in botany an inflorescence), in reference to the hairy indumentum on the flowers."

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 97-98, Map 67 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Grevillea eriostachya Lindl. subsp. eriostachya legitimate common name: Yellow Flame Grevillea [n/a]

• APC Comment: Hybridises occasionally with G. excelsior.
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA

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: 81 [basionym]

basionym of: Hakea eriostachya (Lindl.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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