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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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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.

1,359 results plotted on map in 195 markers.
Note: Only records with latitude and longitude coordinates are plotted on map.

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