Basionym Name:Cetraria aculeata f. hispida Cromb., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 17(no. 104): 561 (1880)
Homotypic synonyms:Coelocaulon aculeatum subsp. hispidum (Cromb.) D. Hawksw., in Hawksworth, James & Coppins, Lichenologist 12(1): 106 (1980)