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
  • Agave (17)
  • Albuca (1)
  • Androstephium (1)
  • Anthericum (4)
  • Arthropodium (3)
  • Asparagus (52)
  • Aspidistra (2)
  • Beaucarnea (2)
  • Bellevalia (1)
  • Bloomeria (7)
  • Brodiaea (15)
  • Camassia (43)
  • Chlorogalum (10)
  • Chlorophytum (1)
  • Convallaria (4)
  • Cordyline (3)
  • Danae (1)
  • Dasylirion (2)
  • Dichelostemma (20)
  • Dracaena (5)
  • Drimiopsis (2)
  • Echeandia (6)
  • Eriospermum (1)
  • Eucomis (1)
  • Eustrephus (2)
  • Furcraea (2)
  • Hastingsia (4)
  • Herreria (1)
  • Hesperocallis (4)
  • Hesperoyucca (6)
  • Hosta (3)
  • Hyacinthus (6)
  • Leucocrinum (5)
  • Liriope (4)
  • Lomandra (4)
  • Maianthemum (90)
  • Manfreda (24)
  • Muilla (7)
  • Muscari (11)
  • Nolina (8)
  • Ophiopogon (1)
  • Ornithogalum (16)
  • Oxytria (1)
  • Pleomele (2)
  • Polygonatum (50)
  • Puschkinia (1)
  • Ruscus (5)
  • Sansevieria (8)
  • Schoenolirion (19)
  • Scilla (5)
  • Smilacina (1)
  • Triteleia (26)
  • Yucca (82)