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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.
30778 - Pinus banksiana Lamb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Wood Buffalo National Park
Date Collected1970-09-03
38477 - Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Elkwater
Date Collected1967-06-29
37585 - Pinus flexilis E. James
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelimber pine
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Abraham Lake
Date Collected1971-06-19
39128 - Pinus flexilis E. James
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelimber pine
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, North Kootenay Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-15
38399 - Pinus monticola Douglas ex D. Don
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namewestern white pine
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Creston
Date Collected1967-06-08
44723 - Botrychium lunaria (L.) Sw.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cadomin
Date Collected1973-09-17
110317 - Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J. G. Sm.) Gould
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat
Date Collected1978-06-16
110316 - Elymus lanceolatus (Scribn. & J. G. Sm.) Gould
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat
Date Collected1978-06-16
32098 - Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Manyberries
Date Collected1966-07-05
30820 - Agropyron repens (L.) P. Beauv.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Wabash Creek
Date Collected1970-08-24
27155 - Elymus scribneri (Vasey) M. E. Jones
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameScribner's wheat grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Pyriform Mountain
Date Collected1969-08-09
32099 - Agropyron spicatum (Pursh) Scribn. & J. G. Sm.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Mount Blakiston
Date Collected1965-06-23
110318 - Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte var. trachycaulum
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat
Date Collected1978-06-15
30811 - Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameslender wheat grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Peace River
Date Collected1970-08-26
25042 - Botrychium spathulatum W. H. Wagner
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namespathulate moonwort
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Willmore Wilderness Park, Rock Lake
Date Collected1965-07-27
26038 - Agropyron trachycaulum (Link) Malte
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameslender wheat grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Morley
Date Collected1958-07-12
25796 - Elymus alaskanus (Scribn. & Merr.) Á. Löve ssp. latiglumis (Scribn. & J. G. Sm.) Á. Löve
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park
Date Collected1958-08
25223 - Elymus alaskanus (Scribn. & Merr.) Á. Löve ssp. latiglumis (Scribn. & J. G. Sm.) Á. Löve
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Willmore Wilderness Park, Rock Lake
Date Collected1965-07-21
21030 - Agropyron violaceum (Hornem.) Lange
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namebroad-glumed wheatgrass, alpine wheatgrass
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-19
25973 - Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fern.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameslough grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Devonian Botanic Gardens
Date Collected1960-06-19
25230 - Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fern.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameslough grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Ghost Lake
Date Collected1969-07-11