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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/9-13/12-15929. Accessed 28 Dec. 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.
38507 - Arnica angustifolia Vahl ssp. tomentosa (J. M. Macoun) G. W. Douglas & Ruyle-Douglas
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Rowe Lakes
Date Collected1967-07-28
31926 - Arnica angustifolia Vahl ssp. tomentosa (J. M. Macoun) G. W. Douglas & Ruyle-Douglas
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Mountain Park
Date Collected1965-07-03
38713 - Antennaria rosea Greene ssp. pulvinata (Greene) R. J. Bayer
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Cheviot Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-07
31375 - Antennaria rosea Greene
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Boulder County, Niwot Ridge
Date Collected1968-07-01
31008
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Sublette County, Burnt Lake
Date Collected1970-07-11
39045 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, North Kootenay Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-16
25856 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell
Date Collected1958-08-15
25885 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-06-12
39037 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, North Kootenay Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-16
38161 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Creek Provincial Recreation Area
Date Collected1971-07-09
31302 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Boulder County, Niwot Ridge
Date Collected1968-08-07
31251 - Arnica cordifolia Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameheart-leaved arnica
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Boulder County, Magnolia
Date Collected1968-06-27
21188 - Arnica griscomii Fernald ssp. frigida (C. A. Meyer ex Iljin) S. J. Wolf
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1963-07-24
20951 - Arnica griscomii Fernald ssp. frigida (C. A. Meyer ex Iljin) S. J. Wolf
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1962-07-28
27302 - Arnica lonchophylla Greene
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Ogilvie Mountains
Date Collected1969-06-14
20246 - Arnica lessingii (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-08-01
20947 - Arnica lessingii (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Telavirak Hills
Date Collected1962-07-30
27354 - Arnica lessingii (Torr. & A. Gray) Greene
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Ogilvie Mountains
Date Collected1969-06-16
27081 - Arnica longifolia D. C. Eaton
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namelong-leaved arnice
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Highwood Pass
Date Collected1969-08-08
16948 - Arnica ovata Greene
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedCavell Lake
Date Collected1960-08-18
32181 - Arnica rydbergii Greene
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Mount Blakiston
Date Collected1965-06-23