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-
Schoenoplectus purshianus (Fernald) M.T. Strong
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Washington
12-Sep-2003
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Schoenoplectus purshianus (Fernald) M.T. Strong
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Washington
25-Jul-2008
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Schoenoplectus purshianus (Fernald) M.T. Strong
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Jasper
28-Sep-2000
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Schoenoplectus purshianus (Fernald) M.T. Strong
Gordon C. Tucker and James W. Tucker
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Washington
11-Sep-2003
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Schoenoplectus subterminalis (Torr.) Soják
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Washington
5-Aug-2005
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Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Jasper
17-Sep-2004
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Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (K.C. Gmel.) Palla
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Coles
26-Aug-1999
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Scirpus atrocinctus Fernald
Gordon C. Tucker and P. Lockwood
U. S. A., Rhode Island, Kent
10-Sep-2003
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Scirpus atrovirens Willd.
Gordon C. Tucker and BIO 5364 Students
U. S. A., Illinois, Coles
29-Aug-2002
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Scirpus atrovirens Willd.
Gordon C. Tucker and William J. Crins
U. S. A., New York, Dutchess
29-Jul-1989