Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., Ser. 3, 10: 262 (1898).

Basionym: Cladonia corallifera var. transcendens Vain., Acta Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 4: 179 (1887).

Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Queen Charlotte Islands, Graham Island, McClinton Bay, 1967, I. M. Brodo et al. 13003 (CANL - neotype; H - isoneotype). Neotypification by Ahti (1993: 100).