Louisiana State University, Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium (LSU-Vascular Plants)

Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium at Louisiana State University, Vascular Plant Collection contains 310,000+ specimens. Several regional herbaria are integrated entirely or in part, including NO, LSUS, MCN, NLU, Eglin Air Force Base, and New Orleans Academy of Sciences. Only Tulane University Herbarium (NO) remains a distinct collection.  Geographic distribution is global, but strengths are Louisiana and the southeastern USA, southen California, Colorado Rocky Mountains, Yucatan Peninsula, Colombia and Brazil. Families well-represented include Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Cyperaceae, Rubiaceae, and Poaceae. Significant collectors include: Fr. G. Arsène, L. M. Booth, C. A. Brown, I. W. Clokey, R. S. Cocks, D. Demaree, J. A. Ewan, A. Featherman, A. Gray, J. Hale, J. F. Joor, D. D. Keck, E. P. Killip, J. G. Lemmon, Y. E. J. Mexia, F. W. Peirson, N. F. Peterson, J. L. Riddell, and D. Stone, R. D. Thomas, S. C. Tucker, L. E. Urbatsch, I. Vélez, and E. C. Wurzlow.

Contacts: Jennifer S. Kluse, Collections Manager, jkluse@lsu.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: fe609977-5b39-49c5-905a-32ca83233244
Digital Metadata: EML File
Address:
Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium
131 Life Sciences Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA   70803
USA
225-578-8564
Collection Statistics
  • 312,610 specimen records
  • 26,342 (8%) georeferenced
  • 310,522 (99%) with images (364,697 total images)
  • 303,619 (97%) identified to species
  • 448 families
  • 5,011 genera
  • 26,615 species
  • 30,886 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Abildgaardia (23)
  • Baumea (7)
  • Bisboeckelera (1)
  • Blysmopsis (2)
  • Blysmus (3)
  • Bolboschoenus (76)
  • Bulbostylis (188)
  • Calyptrocarya (4)
  • Carex (5940)
  • Carpha (1)
  • Cladium (125)
  • Cymophyllus (3)
  • Cyperus (4246)
  • Desmoschoenus (3)
  • Dichromena (93)
  • Dulichium (45)
  • Eleocharis (1968)
  • Eriophorum (75)
  • Fimbristylis (1247)
  • Fuirena (366)
  • Gahnia (11)
  • Hemicarpha (1)
  • Hypolytrum (3)
  • Isolepis (159)
  • Kobresia (3)
  • Kyllinga (248)
  • Lagenocarpus (2)
  • Leersia (1)
  • Lepidosperma (3)
  • Lipocarpha (26)
  • Machaerina (2)
  • Mapania (2)
  • Mariscus (1)
  • Oreobolus (3)
  • Oxycaryum (39)
  • Psilocarya (7)
  • Pycreus (2)
  • Remirea (2)
  • Rhynchospora (2728)
  • Schoenoplectiella (1)
  • Schoenoplectus (494)
  • Schoenus (28)
  • Scirpus (353)
  • Scleria (632)
  • Tetraria (1)
  • Trichophorum (14)
  • Trilepis (1)
  • Websteria (4)