Salisbury, R.A. (1796), Prodromus Stirpium in Horto ad Chapel Allerton Vigentium: 348 [tax. nov.]

Macbride, J.F. (1922), Contributions of the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 65: 41 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Opuntia compressa J.F.Macbr. legitimate

Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Cactaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 70 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Opuntia humifusa (Raf.) Raf. legitimate

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