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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/9-13/12-151691. Accessed 30 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.
32094 - Asplenium viride Huds.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Bertha Lake
Date Collected1965-06-23
39003 - Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, North Kootenay Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-15
39030 - Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, North Kootenay Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-16
32095 - Athyrium filix-femina (L.) Roth
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Goat Lake
Date Collected1966-07-13
32093 - Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Bertha Creek
Date Collected1966-07-09
30776 - Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Great Slave Lake, North Arm
Date Collected1970-08-30
30777 - Cryptogramma acrostichoides R. Br.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Prelude Lake
Date Collected1970-08-30
20701 - Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefragile bladder fern
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-02
20460 - Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefragile bladder fern
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-07-31
20459 - Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefragile bladder fern
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-08-03
20712 - Cystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namefragile bladder fern
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-03
20458 - Cystopteris montana (Lam.) Bernh.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemountain bladder fern
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-07-30
110311 - Selaginella densa Rydb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NamePrairie Selaginella
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat
Date Collected1978-06-15
109684 - Lycopodium obscurum L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameTree Club-Moss; Ground Pine
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Bruderheim
Date Collected2002-12-15
21105 - Tofieldia coccinea Richardson
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1963-07-19
20421 - Tofieldia coccinea Richardson
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-07-28
20737 - Tofieldia coccinea Richardson
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1962-07-04
20597 - Tofieldia coccinea Richardson
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-06-25
20663 - Tofieldia coccinea Richardson
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-01
21076 - Tofieldia coccinea Richardson
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1962-08-08
25023 - Tofieldia coccinea Richardson
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Summit Lake
Date Collected1965-08-07