This species was first formally described in 1996 by Alex George who gave it the name Dryandra pallida and published the description in the journal Nuytsia from specimens he collected near Pingaring in 1969.
The species was first officially recognized in 1996 by Alex George, who assigned it the name Dryandra pallida and documented its characteristics in the journal Nuytsia based on samples collected around Pingaring in 1969.