This species was first formally described in 1830 by Robert Brown who gave it the name Dryandra serra and published the description in the Supplementum primum Prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae from specimens collected by William Baxter near King George's Sound in 1829.
The species was first accurately described in 1830 by Robert Brown, who labeled it Dryandra serra and presented the description in the Supplementum primum Prodromi florae Novae Hollandiae based on specimens collected by William Baxter in 1829.