Louisiana State University, Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium (LSU-Vascular Plants)

Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium at Louisiana State University, Vascular Plant Collection contains 310,000+ specimens. Several regional herbaria are integrated entirely or in part, including NO, LSUS, MCN, NLU, Eglin Air Force Base, and New Orleans Academy of Sciences. Only Tulane University Herbarium (NO) remains a distinct collection.  Geographic distribution is global, but strengths are Louisiana and the southeastern USA, southen California, Colorado Rocky Mountains, Yucatan Peninsula, Colombia and Brazil. Families well-represented include Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Cyperaceae, Rubiaceae, and Poaceae. Significant collectors include: Fr. G. Arsène, L. M. Booth, C. A. Brown, I. W. Clokey, R. S. Cocks, D. Demaree, J. A. Ewan, A. Featherman, A. Gray, J. Hale, J. F. Joor, D. D. Keck, E. P. Killip, J. G. Lemmon, Y. E. J. Mexia, F. W. Peirson, N. F. Peterson, J. L. Riddell, and D. Stone, R. D. Thomas, S. C. Tucker, L. E. Urbatsch, I. Vélez, and E. C. Wurzlow.

Contacts: Jennifer S. Kluse, Collections Manager, jkluse@lsu.edu
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal
Global Unique Identifier: fe609977-5b39-49c5-905a-32ca83233244
Digital Metadata: EML File
Address:
Shirley C. Tucker Herbarium
131 Life Sciences Bldg.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA   70803
USA
225-578-8564
Collection Statistics
  • 312,610 specimen records
  • 26,342 (8%) georeferenced
  • 310,522 (99%) with images (364,697 total images)
  • 303,619 (97%) identified to species
  • 448 families
  • 5,011 genera
  • 26,615 species
  • 30,886 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Agarista (7)
  • Agauria (1)
  • Allotropa (1)
  • Andromeda (9)
  • Arbutus (28)
  • Archeria (1)
  • Arctostaphylos (204)
  • Befaria (6)
  • Bejaria (22)
  • Brachyloma (3)
  • Bruckenthalia (2)
  • Calluna (7)
  • Cassiope (11)
  • Cavendishia (20)
  • Ceratiola (23)
  • Ceratostema (1)
  • Chamaedaphne (16)
  • Chimaphila (26)
  • Chiogenes (1)
  • Comarostaphylis (17)
  • Corema (3)
  • Cyathodes (7)
  • Disterigma (7)
  • Dracophyllum (6)
  • Elliottia (6)
  • Empetrum (6)
  • Enkianthus (1)
  • Epacris (1)
  • Epigaea (19)
  • Erica (50)
  • Eubotrys (45)
  • Gaultheria (56)
  • Gaylussacia (212)
  • Hemitomes (1)
  • Kalmia (174)
  • Kalmiella (1)
  • Ledum (36)
  • Leiophyllum (9)
  • Leucopogon (6)
  • Leucothoe (136)
  • Loiseleuria (5)
  • Lyonia (308)
  • Macleania (4)
  • Melichrus (1)
  • Menziesia (13)
  • Moneses (10)
  • Monotoca (1)
  • Monotropa (36)
  • Monotropsis (3)
  • Oreanthes (1)
  • Ornithostaphylos (2)
  • Orthaea (2)
  • Orthilia (10)
  • Oxydendrum (104)
  • Pentachondra (1)
  • Pernettya (12)
  • Philippia (2)
  • Phyllodoce (17)
  • Pieris (15)
  • Psammisia (7)
  • Pterospora (15)
  • Pyrola (85)
  • Rhododendron (514)
  • Sarcodes (11)
  • Satyria (5)
  • Schizococcus (1)
  • Siphonandra (1)
  • Sphyrospermum (2)
  • Sprengelia (1)
  • Styphelia (1)
  • Tepuia (2)
  • Themistoclesia (2)
  • Thibaudia (3)
  • Vaccinium (1327)
  • Xylococcus (5)
  • Zenobia (4)