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

Specimen Records: 315,222
Media Records: 365,043
iDigBio Last Ingested Date: 2025-05-23

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

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Emailhbrown@mailbox.sc.edu
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Emailhbrown@mailbox.sc.edu
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Emailjkluse@lsu.edu
Name Jennifer S. Kluse, Collections Manager
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Emailjkluse@lsu.edu
Name Jennifer S. Kluse, Collections Manager
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Emailjkluse@lsu.edu
  • Data Corrected
  • Data Use
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This table shows any data corrections that were performed on this recordset to improve the capabilities of iDigBio Search. The first column represents the correction performed. The last two columns represent the number and percentage of records that were corrected. A complete list of the data quality flags and their descriptions can be found here. Clicking on a data flag name will take you to a search for all records with this flag in this recordset.
FlagRecords With This Flag(%) Percent With This Flag
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99.686
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99.332
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86.353
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86.353
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86.353
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86.353
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86.353
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86.353
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86.352
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86.351
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81.424
gbif_vernacularname_added  i252360
80.058
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68.911
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64.151
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60.775
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50.088
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38.219
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21.044
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8.122
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7.545
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5.417
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4.679
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4.279
dwc_taxonremarks_replaced  i10990
3.486
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2.37
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1.792
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0.728
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0.644
rev_geocode_eez  i1670
0.53
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0.496
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0.16
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0.089
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0.075
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0.044
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0.034
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0.032
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0.02
geopoint_datum_error  i15
0.005
rev_geocode_corrected  i8
0.003
rev_geocode_failure  i7
0.002
rev_geocode_lat_sign  i4
0.001
datecollected_bounds  i3
0.001
rev_geocode_flip  i3
0.001
dwc_family_added  i2
0.001
dwc_order_added  i2
0.001
dwc_specificepithet_added  i1
0
dwc_taxonid_added  i1
0
dwc_taxonrank_added  i1
0
geopoint_similar_coord  i1
0
rev_geocode_flip_both_sign  i1
0
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