Basionym Name:Cladonia confusa R. Sant., Ark. Bot. 30A(no. 10): 13 (1942)
Homotypic synonyms:Cladina confusa (R. Sant.) Follmann & Ahti, in Follmann, Philippia 4(4): 321 (1981)Cladina confusa f. confusa (R. Sant.) Follmann & Ahti, in Follmann, Philippia 4(4): 321 (1981)