Basionym Name:Cenomyce squamosa ? elegans Delise, in Duby, Bot. Gall., Edn 2 (Paris) 2: 626 (1830)
Homotypic synonyms:Cladonia crispata var. elegans (Delise) Vain., Acta Soc. Fauna Flora fenn. 4(no. 1): 390 (1887)