Mammillaria prolifera (Mill.) Haw. subsp. prolifera, Syn. Pl. Succ.: 177. 1812 sec. Hunt 2016
- =Cactus glomeratus Lam., Encycl. Meth. 1: 537. 1783 syn. sec. Guzmán & al. 2003
- =Cactus pusillus DC., Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 184. 1813 syn. sec. Guzmán & al. 2003
- =Mammillaria pusilla (DC.) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 171. 1826 syn. sec. Guzmán & al. 2003
- =Mammillaria glomerata (Lam.) DC., Prodr. 3: 459. 1828 syn. sec. Guzmán & al. 2003
- =Neomammillaria prolifera (Mill.) Britton & Rose, Cactaceae (Britton & Rose) 4: 124. 1923 syn. sec. Craig 1945
- =Chilita prolifera (Mill.) Orcutt, Cactography 2. 1926 syn. sec. Guzmán & al. 2003
- =Escobariopsis prolifera (Mill.) Doweld in Sukkulenty 3: 41. 2000 syn. sec. Guzmán & al. 2003