Pfeiffer, L.K.G. (1837), Enumeratio Diagnostica Cactearum hucusque Cognitarum: 154 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Cactus microdasys Lehm. legitimate

Maiden, J.H. (2 February 1914), The Prickly Pears of interest to Australians. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 25(2): 137, & plate [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 94 [secondary reference]

Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Cactaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 75, Map 97 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cactus microdasys Lehm. legitimate

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Cactaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 202 [secondary reference]

common name: Golden Bristle Cactus [n/a]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Cactaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 202 [secondary reference]

common name: Golden Bristle Cactus [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Cactus microdasys Lehm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opuntia sp. B [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), NSW (naturalised)

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (16 March 2017), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2016. Nuytsia 28: 122 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (29 September 2022), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cactus microdasys Lehm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opuntia sp. B [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Opuntia sp. B [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Opuntia sp. B [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Qld (doubtfully naturalised), NSW (naturalised), Vic (doubtfully naturalised)

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