Basionym Name:Cladonia gorgonea [unranked] turgidior Nyl., Syn. meth. lich. (Parisiis) 1(2): 213 (1860)
Homotypic synonyms:Cladonia gorgonea var. turgidior (Nyl.) Vain., Acta Soc. Fauna Flora fenn. 4(no. 1): 310 (1887)Cladonia turgidior (Nyl.) Ahti, Lichenologist 9(1): 14 (1977)