Haworth, A.H. (1812), Synopsis Plantarum Succulentarum: 191 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Cactus strictus Haw. legitimate

Anonymous (1898), Notes and exhibits. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 23(2): 273 [secondary reference]

Maiden, J.H. (1898), A preliminary study of the prickly-pears naturalised in New South Wales. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 9(9): 1005, & plate [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 200 [secondary reference]

common name: Pest Pear [n/a] common name: Prickly Pear [n/a]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 137 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Opuntia inermis (DC.) DC. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 249 [secondary reference]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 503-504 [secondary reference]

common name: Spiny Prickly Pear [n/a] common name: Pest-pear [n/a] common name: Common Prickly Pear [n/a] common name: Gayndah Pear [n/a] common name: Erect Prickly Pear [n/a] common name: Common Pest-pear [n/a] common name: Spiny Pest-pear [n/a]

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

taxonomic synonym: Opuntia inermis (DC.) DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opuntia bentonii Griffiths legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1984), Cactaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 1: 142 [secondary reference]

common name: Spiny Pest Pear [n/a]

Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1984), Cactaceae. Flora of Australia 4: 71-72, Map 91 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Cactus strictus Haw. legitimate misapplication: Opuntia vulgaris Mill. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1900), The Queensland Flora 2: 704

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 118 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 15 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Cactaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 80 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Prickly Pear [n/a]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Cactaceae. Flora of New South Wales 1: 203 [secondary reference]

Halford, D.A. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (1994), Cactaceae. Queensland Vascular Plants: Names and Distribution: 55 [secondary reference]

Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2000), Cactaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 1: 203 [secondary reference]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 190 [secondary reference]

Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Opuntia inermis (DC.) DC. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Cactus strictus Haw. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. var. stricta legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cactus opuntia var. inermis DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opuntia inermis (DC.) DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Opuntia bentonii Griffiths legitimate misapplication: Opuntia vulgaris Mill. legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1900), The Queensland Flora 2: 704

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

Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 58 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. var. stricta legitimate

Barrett, Russell & Tay, Eng Pin (2016), Perth Plants: a Field Guide to the Bushland and Coastal Flora of Kings Park and Bold Park Edn. 2: 288-289, photos 16-18 [secondary reference]

common name: Common Prickly Pear [n/a]

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