| Name | Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow | 
| Authorship | Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow | 
| Rank | Species | 
| Placed in | Opuntia | 
| Citation | 1856 Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 308 | 
| Holdings | 20 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Opuntia acanthocarpa Engelm. & J. M. Bigelow | 
| Identification made in | [no date] (20) | 
