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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 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.
32109 - Anticlea occidentalis (A. Gray) Zomlefer & Judd
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Goat Lake
Date Collected1966-07-13
27082 - Anticlea occidentalis (A. Gray) Zomlefer & Judd
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Highwood Pass
Date Collected1969-08-08
25936 - Streptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nametwisted stalk
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-06-12
32110 - Anticlea occidentalis (A. Gray) Zomlefer & Judd
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Sofa Mountain
Date Collected1966-07-06
25795 - Diphasiastrum alpinum (L.) Holub
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Geraldine Lakes
Date Collected1958-08-09
27234 - Diphasiastrum alpinum (L.) Holub
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Dempster Highway
Date Collected1969-06-13
331 - Lycopodium annotinum L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namestiff club-moss
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Geikie
Date Collected1958-07-31
25951 - Lycopodium annotinum L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namestiff club-moss
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-06-12
30434 - Lycopodium annotinum L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namestiff club-moss
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Fort Assiniboine
Date Collected1970-08-24
20454 - Lycopodium annotinum L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namestiff club-moss
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-07-31
20455 - Lycopodium annotinum L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namestiff club-moss
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1962-08-03
25950 - Diphasiastrum complanatum (L.) Holub
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-06-12
30673 - Diphasiastrum complanatum (L.) Holub
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Enterprise
Date Collected1970-08-28
401 - Huperzia haleakalae (Brack.) Holub
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell
Date Collected1958-08-05
20451 - Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-08-03
21016 - Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-20
21063 - Huperzia haleakalae (Brack.) Holub
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1962-08-05
20875 - Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-13
20452 - Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-07-31
27235 - Huperzia haleakalae (Brack.) Holub
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Ogilvie Mountains
Date Collected1969-06-13
20453 - Huperzia haleakalae (Brack.) Holub
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-08-01