Tucker Plant Systematist and Curator of the Clifton Smith Herbarium at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (www.sbbg.org).

I am a botanist and evolutionary biologist with a focus on the plants of western North America, especially the California Floristic Province. Since arriving to the Garden, I have also developed a strong interest in the California Channel Islands. Collaborators and I are working on book-length floras for Santa Catalina Island (Guilliams, Junak, et al.) and the California Channel Islands (Guilliams, Hasenstab-Lehman, and Junak).

In addition to a regional focus, I am interested in Boraginaceae subtribe Amsinckiinae (especially Plagiobothrys, which was the subject of my Ph.D. work, Amsinckia, Pectocarya, and Harpagonella; see the Amsinckiinae Working Group website: http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/plants/amsinckiinae/), Montiaceae (especially Calyptridium, Calandrinia, Cistanthe, Lewisia, and Montia), and a smattering of genera not in these families (Dudleya, Hazardia, Dithyrea, Eriodictyon, Potentilla).

I am always interested in hearing about noteworthy observations on the Central Coast and Channel Islands. Feel free to tag me!

Some links (for myself):
Year in review: https://www.inaturalist.org/stats/2022/matt_g
Posts I am tagged in comments: https://www.inaturalist.org/comments?q=matt_g
Posts I am tagged in description: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?search_on=description&q=matt_g