Current Name:Cladonia adspersa Mont. & Bosch, Pl. Jungh.: 456 (1855)
Synonymy:Cladonia pityrea var. adspersa (Mont. & Bosch) Vain., Acta Soc. Fauna Flora fenn. 10: 372 (1894)
Position in classification:Cladoniaceae, Lecanorales, Lecanoromycetidae, Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota, Fungi
Synonymy Contributor(s): Australian Lichen Checklist (2004); Checklist of Lichens of Australian and its Island Territories