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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.
Brief Bio
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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 28 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.
20786 - Tofieldia coccinea Richardson
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1962-07-07
25824 - Triantha glutinosa (Michx.) Baker
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namesticky false asphodel
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Wilcox Pass
Date Collected1958-08
5084 - Triantha glutinosa (Michx.) Baker
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namesticky false asphodel
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waiparous Creek
Date Collected1958-07-21
5102 - Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameNo known name from Alberta; common false asphodel, Scotch false asphodel (E-Flora BC).
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Cavell Lake
Date Collected1960-08-24
30730 - Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameNo known name from Alberta; common false asphodel, Scotch false asphodel (E-Flora BC).
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Mosquito Creek
Date Collected1970-08-31
20528 - Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameNo known name from Alberta; common false asphodel, Scotch false asphodel (E-Flora BC).
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Northwest Arctic, Kotzebue
Date Collected1965-08-12
20420 - Tofieldia pusilla (Michx.) Pers.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameNo known name from Alberta; common false asphodel, Scotch false asphodel (E-Flora BC).
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-07-29
32111 - Veratrum viride Ait. var. eschscholtzii ( A. Gray ) Breitung
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Bertha Lake
Date Collected1965-06-23
25825 - Veratrum viride Ait. var. eschscholtzii ( A. Gray ) Breitung
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Geraldine Lakes
Date Collected1958-08-09
25281 - Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namebear-grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Cameron Lake
Date Collected1965-06-24
39001 - Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namebear-grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, North Kootenay Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-15
32001 - Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namebear-grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Rowe Lakes
Date Collected1965-06-24
25057 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Daybreak Peak
Date Collected1965-07-21
25823 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Signal Mountain
Date Collected1958-08-01
26031 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Bragg Creek
Date Collected1958-07-17
38697 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Cheviot Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-07
39109 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, North Kootenay Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-15
20881 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-14
20419 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-07-29
27297 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Ogilvie Mountains
Date Collected1969-06-14
31130 - Zigadenus elegans Pursh
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain deathcamas
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Albany County, Hanging Lake
Date Collected1970-07-08