Basionym Name:Baeomyces cocciferus var. polycephalus Ach., Methodus, Sectio post. (Stockholmiæ): 332 (1803)
Homotypic synonyms:Cladonia coccifera f. polycephala (Ach.) Th. Fr., Lich. Scand. (Upsaliae)(1): 71 (1871)Cladonia pleurota f. polycephala (Ach.) M. Choisy, Bull. mens. Soc. linn. Lyon 20: 23 (1951)