Rhodora 52: 116 (1950).

Basionym: Cladonia borbonica f. cylindrica A. Evans, Trans. Connecticut Acad. Arts 30: 480 (1930).

Type locality: USA, Connecticut, Middlesex Co., Chester, 1928, A. Evans & F. A. Musch 2228 (US - lectotype). Lectotypification by Ahti (1993: 74).