 It was originally identified as a species of "Pannaria" and named "Pannaria pedicellata" by French botanist Auguste-Marie Hue.It remained in this genus until 1972 when it was reexamined by the Norwegian botanist Per Magnus Jørgensen and placed in the genus "Erioderma" as "Erioderma pedicellatum".It is an unusual species within that genus, both because of its laminal (upper surface) apothecia (lacking in other "Erioderma") and its boreal distribution.