Engelmann, G. (1852), American Journal of Science and Arts ser. 2 14: 338 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "San Diego, on arid hills and in dry creek beds."

Backeberg, C. & Knuth, F.M. (1936), Kaktus-ABC, en Haandbog for Fagfolk og Amatorer: 126 [basionym]

basionym of: Cylindropuntia prolifera (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cylindropuntia prolifera (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth legitimate

Chinnock, R.J. (2015), Feral opuntioid cacti in Australia Part 1. Cylindrical -stemmed genera: Austrocylindropuntia, Cylindropuntia and Corynopuntia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 3: 62 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cylindropuntia prolifera (Engelm.) F.M.Knuth legitimate

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