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-
Vitis x novae-angliae Fernald (pro sp.) [labrusca × riparia]
Gordon C. Tucker
USA, Connecticut, New London
2003-09-12
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Vulpia myuros (L.) C. C. Gmel.
Gordon C. Tucker and Edwin H. Horning
U. S. A., New York, Suffolk
25-Jun-2002
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Weigela floribunda (Siebold & Zucc.) K. Koch
Gordon C. Tucker and BOT 4801 students
U. S. A., Illinois, Coles
1-Dec-1998
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Weigela floribunda (Siebold & Zucc.) K. Koch
Gordon C. Tucker and Edwin H. Horning
U. S. A., New York, Suffolk
15-Oct-1999
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Wolffia borealis (Engelm. ex Hegelm.) Landolt ex Landolt & Wildi
Gordon C. Tucker and Aquatic Plants Class
U. S. A., Illinois, Douglas
3-Oct-2002