Cladon. Exs. 401 (1919).

Basionym: Cladonia verticillata [unranked] cervicornis f. brevis Sandst., Cladon. Exs. 234 (1918).

Type locality: Germany, Lower Saxony [Niedersachsen], [Reg.-Bez. Weser-Ems, Landkreis Oldenburg], Oldenburg, Sandhatten, 30 m, 1918, H. Sandstede in Sandstede: Cladon. Exs. 234, 2915/4 (H - lectotype; B, BM, FH, UPS - isolectotypes).

Chemistry: Psoromic acid (Lendemer 2009: 132).