Basionym Name:Cladonia uncialis var. paradoxa Elenkin, in Savicz, Acta Horti Petropolit. 32: 90, tab. II (1912)
Homotypic synonyms:Cladonia paradoxa (Elenkin) H. Magn. ex Trass, Folia cryptog. Estonica 1: 3 (1972)