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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.
110319 - Bouteloua gracilis (H. B. K.) Lag. ex Steud.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat
Date Collected1978-06-15
26037 - Bouteloua gracilis (H. B. K.) Lag. ex Steud.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Ghost Lake
Date Collected1958-07-10
20724 - Bromus inermis Leyss. ssp. pumpellianus (Scribn.) Wagnon
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1962-07-04
30832 - Agrostis scabra Willd.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Great Slave Lake, North Arm
Date Collected1970-08-30
31147 - Bromus tectorum L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namedowny brome
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Albany County, Centennial
Date Collected1970-07-02
21181 - Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1963-07-27
20442 - Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-08-03
20957 - Calamagrostis deschampsioides Trin.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1962-07-27
1301 - Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Patricia Lake
Date Collected1960-08-22
25948 - Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-06-12
25793 - Calamagrostis inexpansa A. Gray
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namenorthern reedgrass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park
Date Collected1958-08
25794 - Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, The Palisade
Date Collected1958-07-27
38146 - Alopecurus aequalis Sobol.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Fairfax Lake
Date Collected1971-07-09
20940 - Calamagrostis inexpansa A. Gray
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namenorthern reedgrass
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1962-07-31
30815 - Calamagrostis inexpansa A. Gray
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namenorthern reedgrass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Alexandra Falls
Date Collected1970-08-27
1293 - Agrostis variabilis Rydb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain bentgrass, alpine redtop
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Signal Mountain
Date Collected1958-08-01
110320 - Calamagrostis montanensis Scribn.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat
Date Collected1978-06-16
27092 - Calamagrostis purpurascens R. Br.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Highwood Pass
Date Collected1969-08-08
42806 - Alopecurus magellanicus Lam.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Barrow
Date Collected1972-07-18
42771 - Alopecurus magellanicus Lam.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Barrow
Date Collected1972-07-18
42770 - Alopecurus magellanicus Lam.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Barrow
Date Collected1972-07-05