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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 02 Jul. 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.
168 - Polypodium australe Fée
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedEurope: Republic of Ireland, Munster, Cork, Youghal
Date Collected1964-09
30473 - Phegopteris connectilis (Michx.) Watt
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namenorthern beech fern
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Swan Hills
Date Collected1970-08-25
30774 - Polypodium sibiricum Sipliv.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Great Slave Lake, North Arm
Date Collected1970-08-30
30775 - Polypodium sibiricum Sipliv.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Prelude Lake
Date Collected1970-08-30
177 - Polystichum lonchitis (L.) Roth
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park
Date Collected1958-08-05
39102 - Polystichum lonchitis (L.) Roth
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, North Kootenay Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-15
114045 - Juniperus horizontalis Moench
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Kluane Lake
Date Collected1965-08-09
21149 - Woodsia glabella R. Br.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namesmooth woodsia
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-21
20652 - Woodsia glabella R. Br.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namesmooth woodsia
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1962-06-29
20449 - Woodsia glabella R. Br.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namesmooth woodsia
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-07-28
25277 - Polystichum lonchitis (L.) Roth
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Blakiston Creek
Date Collected1965-06-22
21013 - Woodsia alpina (Bolton) Gray
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-21
20710 - Woodsia alpina (Bolton) Gray
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1962-07-03
20862 - Woodsia alpina (Bolton) Gray
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-11
21184 - Woodsia ilvensis (L.) R. Br.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namerusty woodsia
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1963-07-22
32092 - Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Bertha Lake
Date Collected1965-06-23
38495 - Abies lasiocarpa (Hook.) Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Goat Lake
Date Collected1967-07-26
38398 - Larix lyallii Parl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Creston
Date Collected1967-06-10
31372 - Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Boulder County, Niwot Ridge
Date Collected1968-07-01
20447 - Picea glauca (Moench) Voss
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-08-07
38412 - Pinus banksiana Lamb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Maskinonge Lake
Date Collected1967-06-07