A vascular plant systematist, Dr. Tucker is a specialist on the sedge family. He serves as curator of the Stover-Ebinger Herbarium. He has strong interests in field botany and conducts inventories for the Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources and other agencies. His teaching interests include Plant Taxonomy, Dendrology, Wetland and Aquatic Plants, Environmental Sciences, and Ethnobotany. He co-teaches a study abroad course, Ethnobotany in China, with Dr. Zhiwei Liu. He has recently published papers and monographs on the sedges of North America, China, and Brazil. He is a participant in the Flora of North America Association, serving as a family editor and board member. Current projects include studies of the Cyperaceae for the Flora of Nepal; a monograph of the Neotropical species of Cyperus; and, authorship of Caprifoliaceae and related families for the Flora of North America, with students and colleagues.
Selected Works of Gordon Tucker-
Ludwigia peploides var. glabrescens (Kuntze) Shinners
Gordon C. Tucker and BIO 5364 Students
U. S. A., Illinois, Coles
29-Aug-2002
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Luzula campestris var. multiflora (Ehrh.) Celak.
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Clark
13-May-2000
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Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora (Ehrh.) Lej.
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Washington, Grays Harbor
16-May-2002
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Lycopersicon esculentum P. Mill.
Gordon C. Tucker and Edwin H. Horning
U. S. A., New York, Suffolk
6-Aug-1998
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Lycopersicon esculentum P. Mill.
Gordon C. Tucker and Edwin H. Horning
U. S. A., New York, Suffolk
6-Aug-1998
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Lycopodium clavatum L.
Gordon C. Tucker and James W. Tucker
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Washington
27-Jun-2002
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Lycopodium digitatum Dill. ex A. Braun
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Washington
4-Aug-2005
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Lycopodium digitatum Dill. ex A. Braun
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Washington
7-Aug-2005
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Lycopodium hickeyi W.H. Wagner, Beitel & Moran
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Washington
4-Aug-2005
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Lycopodium hickeyi W.H. Wagner, Beitel & Moran
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Connecticut, New London
28-Jul-2001
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Lycopodium hickeyi W.H. Wagner, Beitel & Moran
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Washington
7-Aug-2005
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Lycopodium hickeyi W.H. Wagner, Beitel & Moran
Gordon C. Tucker and Peter T. Lockwood
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Kent
3-Aug-2004
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Lycopodium hickeyi W.H. Wagner, Beitel & Moran
Gordon C. Tucker and Jason R. Tucker
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Washington
22-Jun-2002