Spyridium scabridum is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to Kangaroo Island in South Australia.

Spyridium scabridum is a slender, erect shrub or small tree that typically grows to a height of up to 3 m (9.8 ft) and has densely hairy young stems.

Flowering occurs from September to November and the fruit is an oval capsule 1.7–2.0 mm (0.067–0.079 in) long.

[2] This species was first formally described in 1889 by Ralph Tate who gave it the name Cryptandra scabrida in the Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia.

[3][4] In 2012, Jürgen Kellermann and William Robert Barker changed the name to Spyridium scabridum in the Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens.