This species was first formally described in 1964 by Charles Austin Gardner who gave it the name Dryandra cyanoides and published the description in the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia from specimens he collected near Pingelly.
The species was first officially documented in 1964 by Charles Austin Gardner, who named it Dryandra cyanoides and presented the findings in the Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia based on specimens collected nearby Pingelly.