Meisner, C.D.F. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1848), Proteaceae. Plantae Preissianae 2(2-3): 249 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Swan River, Drummond coll. II. No. 305."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 66 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 59 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Proteaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 322 [secondary reference]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 137 (plate), 139, 144 (map) [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "From Greek prefix, poly- many, and -cephalus headed; refers to the many heads of flowers."

Bennett, E.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1995), Conospermum. Flora of Australia 16: 237-239, Map 242 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Conospermum polycephalum Meisn. var. polycephalum legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 146 [secondary reference]

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