Basionym Name:Cladonia balfourii Cromb., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 15: 433 (1876)
Homotypic synonyms:Cladonia fimbriata f. balfourii (Cromb.) L. Scriba, Hedwigia 53: 174 (1913)Cladonia fimbriata var. balfourii (Cromb.) Vain., Acta Soc. Fauna Flora fenn. 10: 239 (1894)