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
  • Achyronychia (4)
  • Agrostemma (18)
  • Anychia (1)
  • Anychiastrum (1)
  • Arenaria (155)
  • Cardionema (3)
  • Cerastium (327)
  • Colobanthus (1)
  • Corrigiola (1)
  • Cucubalus (1)
  • Dianthus (79)
  • Drymaria (24)
  • Eremogone (35)
  • Geocarpon (16)
  • Gypsophila (15)
  • Herniaria (11)
  • Holosteum (15)
  • Honckenya (7)
  • Illecebrum (2)
  • Loeflingia (4)
  • Lychnis (5)
  • Minuartia (184)
  • Moehringia (17)
  • Moenchia (1)
  • Myosoton (7)
  • Paronychia (209)
  • Petrorhagia (17)
  • Polycarpaea (4)
  • Polycarpon (10)
  • Pseudostellaria (10)
  • Sagina (140)
  • Saponaria (66)
  • Scleranthus (36)
  • Scopulophila (1)
  • Silene (574)
  • Spergula (37)
  • Spergularia (133)
  • Stellaria (344)
  • Stipulicida (38)
  • Tissa (1)
  • Vaccaria (18)
  • Velezia (2)
  • Wilhelmsia (1)