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-
Carex vulpinoidea Michx.
Gordon C. Tucker and Vicky M. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Jasper
24-Jun-2004
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Carpinus caroliniana subsp. virginiana (Marsh.) Furlow
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., West Virginia, Ritchie
9-Jul-2008
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Carpinus caroliniana var. virginiana (Marsh.) Fernald
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Coles
20-Jun-2006
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Carpinus caroliniana var. virginiana (Marsh.) Fernald
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Jasper
18-Oct-2005
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Carpinus caroliniana var. virginiana (Marsh.) Fernald
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Clark
9-Jul-1999
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Carpinus caroliniana var. virginiana (Marsh.) Fernald
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., Illinois, Coles
12-Aug-2003
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Carpinus caroliniana var. virginiana (Marsh.) Fernald
Gordon C. Tucker
U. S. A., West Virginia, Kanawha
13-Aug-1999