Opuntia stenopetala Engelm. in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 3: 289. 1856 sec. Hunt 2016
- =Opuntia glaucescens Salm-Dyck, Hort. Dyck.: 362. 1834 syn. sec. Guzmán & al. 2003
- =Opuntia grandis Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 155. 1837 syn. sec. Guzmán & al. 2003
- =Opuntia arrastradillo Backeb. in Cactus (Paris) 36: 181. 1953 syn. sec. Guzmán & al. 2003
- =Opuntia marnieriana Backeb. in Cactus (Paris) 36: 181. 1953 syn. sec. Guzmán & al. 2003
- =Opuntia riviereana Backeb., Cactaceae (Backeberg) 6: 3628. 1962 syn. sec. Guzmán & al. 2003
- =Opuntia stenopetala var. inermis Bravo in Cact. Suc. Mex. 19: 27. 1974 syn. sec. Guzmán & al. 2003