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
  • 312,802 specimen records
  • 26,396 (8%) georeferenced
  • 310,539 (99%) with images (364,714 total images)
  • 303,775 (97%) identified to species
  • 448 families
  • 5,013 genera
  • 26,657 species
  • 30,911 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Astilbe (6)
  • Bergenia (1)
  • Boykinia (24)
  • Carpodetus (1)
  • Chrysosplenium (19)
  • Conimitella (1)
  • Corokia (3)
  • Darmera (2)
  • Deutzia (1)
  • Elmera (3)
  • Escallonia (2)
  • Heuchera (155)
  • Hydrangea (1)
  • Itea (2)
  • Jepsonia (2)
  • Leptarrhena (2)
  • Lepuropetalon (61)
  • Lithophragma (42)
  • Micranthes (92)
  • Mitella (45)
  • Parnassia (19)
  • Penthorum (2)
  • Phyllonoma (4)
  • Pterostemon (1)
  • Quintinia (2)
  • Ribes (1)
  • Saxifraga (123)
  • Suksdorfia (2)
  • Sullivantia (5)
  • Telesonix (10)
  • Tellima (8)
  • Tiarella (55)
  • Tolmiea (2)