Gardner, C.A. (1964), Contributiones Florae Australiae Occidentalis, XIII. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 47(2): 56 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Crescit in district Austin flumen Murchison 40km. septentrionalem versus in lutoso arenosis in fruticetis, fl. m. Decem. Gardner 14273 (TYPUS)."

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

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 254 (map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Named after Mr David Gordon, a grazier of Myall Park, Glenmorgan, Qld. David Gordon has grown many Australian plants at his property and his collector, Mr Alf Gray, first found this species."

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 382-383 [secondary reference]

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 2: 182-183 (Plate 149, fig., map) [secondary reference]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 189, Fig. 17, Map 177 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: 82 [basionym]

basionym of: Hakea gordoniana (C.A.Gardner) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

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