Mueller, F.J.H. von (April 1859), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 1(5): 136 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In monte Murchison flumini Darling vicino. J. Dallachy."

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

Mueller, F.J.H. von & Tate, R. (June 1896), Botany. Phanerogams and Vascular Cryptogams. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 16(3): 361 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 163 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1924), Casuarinaceae - Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia 2: 163 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 270 [secondary reference]

common name: Water Bush [n/a]

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]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 215 [secondary reference]

common name: Water Bush [n/a]

George, A.S. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Proteaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 22 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea purdieana Diels legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 179 [secondary reference]

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

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]

Wrigley, J.W. & Fagg, M. (1989), Banksias, Waratahs & Grevilleas and all other plants in the Australian Proteaceae family: 288 (map), 312 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea purdieana Diels legitimate common name: water bush [n/a]

• Etymology: "From Greek, nema, a thread, and phyllon, a leaf; refers to the narrow leaves."

Makinson, R.O. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1991), Grevillea. Flora of New South Wales 2: 54 [secondary reference]

common name: Silver-leaved Water Tree [n/a] common name: Water Bush [n/a]

McGillivray, D.J & Makinson, R.O. (1993), Grevillea, Proteaceae: a taxonomic revision: 132-135 [secondary reference]

Olde, P.M. & Marriott, N.R. (1995), The Grevillea Book 3: 48-49 (Plate 34, fig., map) [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Grevillea purdieana Diels legitimate common name: burrum (uncertain) [n/a] vernacular name: ilpara (Yankunytjatjara) [n/a] common name: jarailpa (Musgrave Ranges) [n/a] common name: ultukum (Pitjandjara, Jankundjara) [n/a] common name: Silver Water Bush [n/a] common name: Water Bush [n/a]

Makinson, R.O. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2000), Grevillea. Flora of Australia 17A: 368, 370 APC [secondary reference]

common name: Silver (-Leaved) Water Bush [n/a] common name: Water Bush [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW

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: 86 [basionym]

basionym of: Hakea nematophylla (F.Muell.) Christenh. & Byng legitimate

---