Edward Tuckerman

American botanist (1817–1886).

Edward Tuckerman (December 7, 1817, in Boston, Massachusetts – March 15, 1886) was an American botanist and professor who made significant contributions to the study of lichens and other alpine plants. He was a founding member of the Natural History Society of Boston and most of his career was spent at Amherst College. He did the majority of his collecting on the slopes of Mount Washington in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Tuckerman Ravine was named in his honor. The standard botanical author abbreviation Tuck. is applied to species he described.

Abbreviations: Tuck.
Occupations: university teacher, pteridologist, mycologist, scientific collector, lichenologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1817-12-07T00:00:00Z – 1886-03-15T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Boston
Direct attributions: 14 plants, 147 fungi
Authorship mentions: 25 plants, 430 fungi

14 plants attributed, 11 plants contributed to25 plants:

Carex alopecoidea (Foxtail Sedge) Tuck. 1843
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex alopecoidea, common names foxtail sedge and northern fox sedge, is a species of Carex native to North America. It is listed as threatened in Connecticut. It is listed as endangered in Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, as possibly extirpated in Maine, as threatened in Massachusetts, and as endangered and possibly extirpated in Tennessee.
Carex brownii Tuck. 1843
perennial and medicinal plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex torta (Twisted Sedge) Boott ex Tuck. 1843
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex torta, the twisted sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States. It is a specialist on gravelly and rocky stream and river banks, moreso when recently scoured.
Potamogeton amplifolius (Large-leaf Pondweed) Tuck. 1848
plant species in the potamogetonaceae family
Potamogeton amplifolius, commonly known as largeleaf pondweed or broad-leaved pondweed, is an aquatic plant of North America. It grows in water bodies such as lakes, ponds, and rivers, often in deep water. This perennial plant grows from rhizomes and produces a very slender, cylindrical, sometimes spotted stem up to a meter or so long. The leaves take two forms. Submersed leaves are up to 20 centimeters long by 7 wide and may be folded along their midribs. The submersed leaves have more veins than do those of other pondweed species, up to 49. Floating leaves are up to 10 centimeters long by 5
Carex torreyi (Torrey's Sedge) Tuck. 1843
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Agrostis perennans (Upland Bent Grass) (Walter) Tuck. 1843
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Agrostis perennans, the upland bentgrass, upland bent, or autumn bent, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family, Poaceae.
Juncus greenei (Greene's Rush) Oakes & Tuck. 1843
perennial plant species in the juncaceae family
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Potamogeton spirillus (Spiral Pondweed) Tuck. 1848
plant species in the potamogetonaceae family
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Potamogeton pulcher (Spotted Pondweed) Tuck. 1843
plant species in the potamogetonaceae family
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Carex brownii ssp. brownii Tuck. 1979
plant subspecies in the cyperaceae family
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Panicum capillare var. soboliferum Tuck. 1900
plant variety in the poaceae family
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Juncus conradii Tuck. 1843
plant species in the juncaceae family
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Carex salina var. subspathacea (Wormsk. ex Hornem.) Tuck. 1843
plant variety in the cyperaceae family
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Carex monile Tuck. 1843
plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex argyrantha (Silvery-flowered Sedge) Tuck. ex Boott 1862
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex argyrantha, the hay sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the east-central and northeastern United States, and has gone extinct in Delaware. It typically grows in rocky woodlands and on sandstone ledges and has potential for use on green roofs.
Carex glaucodea (Blue Sedge) Tuck. ex Olney 1868
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Betula × minor (Dwarf White Birch) (Tuck.) Fernald 1945
plant hybrid species in the betulaceae family
Betula minor, the dwarf white birch, is a species of birch which can be found in Eastern Canada and in such US states as Maine, New Hampshire, and New York.
Dryopteris × boottii (Boott's Woodfern) (Tuck.) Underw. 1893
plant hybrid species in the dryopteridaceae family
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Potamogeton spathaeformis Tuck. ex A.Gray 1867
plant species in the potamogetonaceae family
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Carex scirpinae (Tuck.) Kük. 1909
plant section in the cyperaceae family
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Carex phyllostachyae Tuck. ex Kük. 1909
plant section in the cyperaceae family
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Carex indicae (Tuck. ex L.H.Bailey) C.B.Clarke 1912
plant section in the cyperaceae family
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Carex deweyanae Tuck. ex Mack.
plant section in the cyperaceae family
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Carex chlorostachyae Tuck. ex Meinsh. 1901
plant section in the cyperaceae family
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Carex brunnescens ssp. sphaerostachya (Round-spike Brownish Sedge) (Tuck.) Kalela 1965
perennial plant subspecies in the cyperaceae family
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