Basionym Name:Cladonia subcariosa f. pleurocarpa Robbins, in Evans, Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts & Sci 30: [1] (1930)
Homotypic synonyms:Cladonia polycarpoides f. pleurocarpa (Robbins) J.W. Thomson, The Lichen Genus Cladonia in North America (Toronto): 89 (1968)