Basionym Name:Cladonia rangiferina f. gracilescens Rabenh., Mycological Society of China, Academic Annual Meeting Summary: tab. XXXI, no. 22 (1863)
Homotypic synonyms:Cladonia crispata f. gracilescens (Rabenh.) Dalla Torre & Sarnth., Fl. Tirol, Vorarlberg, Liechtenstein, IV Band. Die Flechten von Tirol: 50 (1902)Cladonia crispata var. gracilescens (Rabenh.) Vain., Acta Soc. Fauna Flora fenn. 4(no. 1): 395 (1887)