Basionym Name:Cladonia fimbriata subvar. chlorophaeoides Vain., Acta Soc. Fauna Flora fenn. 10: 336 (1894)
Homotypic synonyms:Cladonia balfourii f. chlorophaeoides (Vain.) A. Evans, Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts & Sci 38: 305 (1952)Cladonia fimbriata var. chlorophaeoides (Vain.) C.W. Dodge, Bothalia 5: 283 (1950)