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: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 30 August 2022
Digital Metadata: EML File
Collection Statistics
  • 11,064 specimen records
  • 2,176 (20%) georeferenced
  • 10,624 (96%) with images (10,624 total images)
  • 10,746 (97%) identified to species
  • 233 families
  • 930 genera
  • 2,343 species
  • 2,618 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Acanthospermum (11)
  • Acmella (5)
  • Ageratina (4)
  • Ageratum (4)
  • Ambrosia (19)
  • Ampelaster (6)
  • Aphanostephus (1)
  • Arnica (1)
  • Arnoglossum (19)
  • Baccharis (36)
  • Balduina (22)
  • Berlandiera (17)
  • Bidens (37)
  • Bigelowia (11)
  • Boltonia (1)
  • Borrichia (14)
  • Brickellia (1)
  • Calyptocarpus (1)
  • Carphephorus (28)
  • Chaptalia (10)
  • Chromolaena (2)
  • Chrysoma (16)
  • Chrysopsis (39)
  • Cirsium (12)
  • Conoclinium (8)
  • Conyza (18)
  • Coreopsis (38)
  • Croptilon (14)
  • Eclipta (6)
  • Elephantopus (18)
  • Emilia (4)
  • Erechtites (10)
  • Erigeron (26)
  • Eupatorium (66)
  • Eurybia (7)
  • Euthamia (75)
  • Eutrochium (1)
  • Flaveria (18)
  • Gaillardia (22)
  • Gamochaeta (23)
  • Garberia (8)
  • Gerbera (1)
  • Hartwrightia (3)
  • Helenium (38)
  • Helianthus (41)
  • Heliopsis (1)
  • Heterotheca (18)
  • Hieracium (9)
  • Hymenopappus (4)
  • Hypochaeris (6)
  • Ionactis (3)
  • Iva (14)
  • Koanophyllon (1)
  • Krigia (11)
  • Lactuca (9)
  • Launaea (1)
  • Liatris (70)
  • Lygodesmia (5)
  • Marshallia (8)
  • Melanthera (9)
  • Mikania (17)
  • Oclemena (7)
  • Packera (8)
  • Palafoxia (10)
  • Parthenium (2)
  • Pectis (9)
  • Phoebanthus (10)
  • Pityopsis (35)
  • Pluchea (28)
  • Pseudognaphalium (5)
  • Pseudogynoxys (1)
  • Pterocaulon (16)
  • Pyrrhopappus (12)
  • Ratibida (1)
  • Rayjacksonia (3)
  • Rudbeckia (83)
  • Sachsia (3)
  • Sericocarpus (6)
  • Silphium (21)
  • Smallanthus (5)
  • Solidago (67)
  • Soliva (3)
  • Sonchus (10)
  • Stokesia (1)
  • Symphyotrichum (46)
  • Synedrella (1)
  • Tagetes (1)
  • Taraxacum (2)
  • Thymophylla (1)
  • Tridax (8)
  • Verbesina (15)
  • Vernonia (32)
  • Xanthium (1)
  • Youngia (5)