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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 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.
30555 - Triglochin maritima L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Wood Buffalo National Park, Salt River
Date Collected1970-09-02
20530 - Triglochin maritima L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Northwest Arctic, Kotzebue
Date Collected1965-08-12
37542 - Triglochin maritima L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Heatherdown Fen
Date Collected1971-06-20
25229 - Triglochin maritima L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Devonian Botanic Gardens
Date Collected1960-06-19
26035 - Triglochin palustris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameslender arrow-grass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Ghost River
Date Collected1958-07-11
32097 - Alisma gramineum Lej.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Manyberries
Date Collected1966-06-17
25228 - Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameArrowhead
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cooking Lake
Date Collected1960-07-31
25971 - Calla palustris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namewild calla lily, water arum, wild calla
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Devonian Botanic Gardens
Date Collected1960-06-19
30769 - Calla palustris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namewild calla lily, water arum, wild calla
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Great Slave Lake, North Arm
Date Collected1970-08-30
25009 - Calla palustris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namewild calla lily, water arum, wild calla
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Alaska Highway
Date Collected1965-08-06
25940 - Lemna trisulca L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-07-15
4463 - Juncus triglumis L. var. albescens Lange
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Tonquin Valley
Date Collected1958-08-15
4464 - Juncus triglumis L. var. albescens Lange
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waiparous Creek
Date Collected1958-07-21
31361 - Juncus triglumis L. var. albescens Lange
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Hoosier Ridge
Date Collected1968-07-01
25939 - Juncus alpinoarticulatus Chaix
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-07-15
4529 - Juncus biglumis L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nametwo-glumed rush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell
Date Collected1960-08-18
42484 - Juncus biglumis L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nametwo-glumed rush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Whistlers Creek
Date Collected1967-07-05
22025 - Juncus biglumis L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nametwo-glumed rush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, The Whistlers
Date Collected1965-07-27
20796 - Juncus biglumis L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nametwo-glumed rush
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-06-30
21131 - Juncus biglumis L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nametwo-glumed rush
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1963-07-16
42733 - Juncus biglumis L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nametwo-glumed rush
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Barrow
Date Collected1972-07-14