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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/9-13/12-15110. Accessed 01 Oct. 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.
22049 - Draba paysonii J. F. Macbr. var. treleasii C.L. Hitchc.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, The Whistlers
Date Collected1965-07-27
102965 - Draba porsildii G. A. Mulligan
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Redcap Mountain
Date Collected1974-07-11
102964 - Draba porsildii G. A. Mulligan
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Grave Flats Fire Tower
Date Collected1974-07-11
74622 - Draba porsildii G. A. Mulligan
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Redcap Mountain
Date Collected1974-07-11
110344 - Draba reptans (Lam.) Fernald
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat
Date Collected1978-06-15
31330 - Draba spectabilis Greene
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Independence Pass
Date Collected1968-07-29
31946 - Draba stenoloba Ledeb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Highway
Date Collected1965-06-25
22051 - Draba stenoloba Ledeb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, The Whistlers
Date Collected1965-07-27
31474 - Draba streptocarpa A. Gray
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Park County, Kenosha Pass
Date Collected1968-06-11
31274 - Draba streptocarpa A. Gray
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Boulder County, Nederland
Date Collected1968-06-24
27400 - Draba ventosa A. Gray
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namewhitelow-grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Highwood Pass
Date Collected1969-08-08
31333 - Draba L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namedraba, whitlowgrass
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Independence Pass
Date Collected1968-07-29
31362 - Draba L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namedraba, whitlowgrass
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Hoosier Ridge
Date Collected1968-07-01
25833 - Erucastrum gallicum (Willd.) O. E. Schulz
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park
Date Collected1958-08
9783 - Erucastrum gallicum (Willd.) O. E. Schulz
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, The Palisade
Date Collected1960-08-22
31277 - Erysimum asperum (Nutt.) DC.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Boulder County, Nederland
Date Collected1968-06-24
31164 - Erysimum asperum (Nutt.) DC.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Albany County, Centennial
Date Collected1970-06-30
32048 - Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Elkwater
Date Collected1966-07-05
31993 - Erysimum inconspicuum (S. Wats.) MacMill.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namesmall-flowered rocket (Moss, 1983).
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Mount Galwey
Date Collected1965-06-23
32045 - Erysimum inconspicuum (S. Wats.) MacMill.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namesmall-flowered rocket (Moss, 1983).
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park
Date Collected1965-06-21
37598 - Erysimum inconspicuum (S. Wats.) MacMill.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namesmall-flowered rocket (Moss, 1983).
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Coleman
Date Collected1971-06-09