Basionym Name:Usnea barbata var. subelegans Vain., Acta Soc. Fauna Flora fenn. 7(no. 1): 6 (1890)
Homotypic synonyms:Usnea florida var. subelegans (Vain.) Zahlbr., Cat. Lich. Univers. 6: 586 (1930)Usnea malacea var. subelegans (Vain.) Zahlbr., Cat. Lich. Univers. 6: 586 (1930)Usnea mollis var. subelegans (Vain.) Zahlbr., Bull. Herb. Boissier, 2 sér. 8: 467 (1908)Usnea subelegans (Vain.) Motyka ex B. de Lesd., Annals Cryptog. Exot. 6(2): 122 (1933)