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-
Neolitsea aurata var. paraciculata
Gordon C. Tucker and Xun-lin Yu
China, Hunan, Zhangjiajie
5/19/2009
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Nicandra physalodes Scop.
Gordon C. Tucker and Edwin H. Horning
U. S. A., New York, Suffolk
16-Oct-1999
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Nuphar advena (Aiton) W.T. Aiton
Gordon C. Tucker and Nathan D. Badgett
U. S. A., Illinois, Coles
5-Sep-2002
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Oemleria cerasiformis (W.L Hooker & Arnott) Landon
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Washington, Grays Harbor
17-May-1999
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Oemleria cerasiformis (W.L Hooker & Arnott) Landon
Gordon C. Tucker and Peter F. Zika
U. S. A., Washington, Grays Harbor
20-May-2002