Tucker, Gordon C.

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

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Poa trivialis L.

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Indiana, Marion
23-Jun-2005
Podocarpus neriifolius D. Don

Gordon C. Tucker and Xun-lin Yu
China, Hunan, LiuYang
25-May-2010
Podophyllum peltatum L.

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Moultrie
16-Apr-2003
Podophyllum peltatum L.

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Jasper
17-Jun-2005
Podophyllum peltatum L.

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., West Virginia, Kanawha
8-Jul-2008
Poinsettia dentata (Michx.) Klotzsch & Garcke

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Macon
Poinsettia dentata (Michx.) Klotzsch & Garcke

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Coles
1-Jul-2004
Poinsettia dentata (Michx.) Klotzsch & Garcke

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Sangamon
17-Sep-2008
Poinsettia dentata (Michx.) Klotzsch & Garcke

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Coles
12-Aug-2003
Poinsettia dentata (Michx.) Klotzsch & Garcke

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Douglas
12-Jul-2001
Polanisia dodecandra (L.) Dc.

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Jasper
16-Jul-2005
Polemonium reptans L.

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Jasper
3-Jun-2005
Polemonium reptans L.

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Effingham
14-Oct-2005
Polygala L.

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Coles
3-Aug-2006
Polygala L.

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., West Virginia, Kanawha
11-Jul-2008
Polygala L.

Gordon C. Tucker and Xun-lin Yu
China, Hunan, Zhangjiajie
19-May-2009
Polygala nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray

Gordon C. Tucker and Peter T. Lockwood
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Kent
3-Aug-2004
Polygala nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray

Gordon C. Tucker and Peter T. Lockwood
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Kent
3-Aug-2004
Polygala polygama Walter

Gordon C. Tucker and Edwin H. Horning
U. S. A., New York, Suffolk
24-Jun-2002
Polygala polygama Walter

Gordon C. Tucker and James W. Tucker
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Washington
27-Jun-2002
Polygala sanguinea L.

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Connecticut, New London
28-Jul-2001
Polygala sanguinea L.

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Clark
12-Aug-2003
Polygala sanguinea L.

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Jasper
17-Jun-2005
Polygala sanguinea L.

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Marion
12-Aug-2008
Polygala sanguinea L.

Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Connecticut, New London
13-Sep-2003