| Differs from C. bulbillosus in squamulose pileus and strigose bulb. |
| Lichens in the genus Cladonia have squamulose bases and often have fruticose fruiting structures called podetia. |
| The stem is somewhat hollow, fibrillose and squamulose from the veil, farinaceous at the apex. |
| Differs from C. atramentarius in squamulose truncate disc, stuffed stem, and larger spores. |
| Differs from T. personatum in the short, stout, squamulose stem, and absence of purple tint on gills. |
| This lichen has a scale-like squamulose structure but also produces erect stalked cups termed podetia. |
