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Packer, John G.

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First Name(s)John G. OccupationCanadian Botanist

Name Packer, John G. First Name(s) John G. Surname Packer Occupation Canadian Botanist Description
John G. Packer became Curator of the herbarium in 1958. Until his retirement in 1988, his main research interests were the origin and evolution of the arctic and alpine flora, in particular the effects of the…
John G. Packer became Curator of the herbarium in 1958. Until his retirement in 1988, his main research interests were the origin and evolution of the arctic and alpine flora, in particular the effects of the quaternary glaciations. In 1983, he published a revised edition of Moss’s Flora of Alberta, which remains the standard reference for Alberta and adjacent regions. Packer’s collections were primarily from Alberta, Alaska, and the Northwest and Yukon Territories. He participated in one of the Department’s extensive research programs during this time: a study of the ecosystem of Devon Island, Northwest Territories, in conjunction with the international Biological Programme’s Tundra Biome Project (1969-1975). As professor emeritus, Packer remains interested in the production of user-friendly floras of Alberta and North America.
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"People Details - Packer, John G., University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/9-13/12-150803. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.

Publications

Author Wolf, S.J., Packer, J.G. and Denford, K.E.
Publication Date 1979-08
Author Packer, J. G., Denford, K. E.
Publication Date 1974-04

Specimen Information

There are 2251 specimens related to this person.

1,359 results plotted on map in 195 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

10500 - Saxifraga tricuspidata Rottb.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, The Palisade Date Collected1958-08-07

37604 - Senecio ogotorukensis Packer

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Kluane Lake Date Collected1971-07-02

38202 - Senecio ogotorukensis Packer

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Kluane Lake Date Collected1965-08-09

26057 - Packera ogotorukensis (Packer) Á. Löve & D. Löve

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek Date Collected1962-07-09

8374 - Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. var. exscapa (All.) DC. & Lam.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namemoss campion Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Sunwapta Pass Date Collected1960-08-23

74539 - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. longipilosa Packer & Denford

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Whitehorse Date Collected1969-06-12

8677 - Anemone occidentalis S. Wats.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Signal Mountain Date Collected1958-08-01

27171 - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. stipitata Packer & Denford

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kicking Horse Lake Date Collected1969-06-02

10089 - Leptarrhena pyrolifolia (D. Don) R. Br. ex Ser.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell Date Collected1960-08-15

10647 - Dryas octopetala L. ssp. hookeriana (Juz.) Hultén

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namehooker's mountain-avens Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Signal Mountain Date Collected1958-08-01

729 - Sparganium angustifolium Michx.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common NameNarrow-Leaved Bur-Reed Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Patricia Lake Date Collected1958-07-29

728 - Sparganium emersum Rehmann

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Patricia Lake Date Collected1958-07-29

25949 - Sparganium angustifolium Michx.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common NameNarrow-Leaved Bur-Reed Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain Date Collected1960-06-12

25010 - Sparganium emersum Rehmann

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Alaska Highway Date Collected1965-08-06

20444 - Sparganium hyperboreum Laest. ex Beurl.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namenorthern bur-reed Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake Date Collected1961-07-30

780 - Potamogeton filiformis Pers.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Patricia Lake Date Collected1960-08-22

25868 - Potamogeton filiformis Pers.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, The Palisade Date Collected1958-07-27

20446 - Potamogeton filiformis Pers.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake Date Collected1961-08-04

887 - Potamogeton richardsonii (A. Benn.) Rydb.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Patricia Lake Date Collected1960-08-22

20445 - Potamogeton richardsonii (A. Benn.) Rydb.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake Date Collected1961-07-31

38420 - Triglochin maritima L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Snaring River Date Collected1967-06-20