Lichenologist 34, 1: 25 (2002).
Basionym: Cladonia linearis A. Evans, Bryologist 50: 46 (1947).
Type locality: USA, Tennessee, Sevier County, Roaring Fork, Mt. LeConte, 1933, K. Baur & M. Fulford 39 (US - holotype). Type possibly lost fide Wei & Ahti (2002: 25).
Chemistry: Atranorin, lichesterinic acid (Culberson in Vezda 1980). Atranorin, three lichesterinic acids (Wei & Ahti 2002: 25).
Ecology: Data lacking.
Distribution Type: Endemic to the southern Appalachian Mountains, eastern North America in Kentucky, Ohio, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia.
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