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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.
Title The taxonomy of Minuartia rossii (Caryophyllaceae)
Publication Date 1979-08
Author Packer, J. G., Denford, K. E.
Title A contribution to the taxonomy of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
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.

111073 - Cryptantha macounii (Eastw.) Payson

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-15

111074 - Cryptantha celosioides (Eastwood) Payson

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-16

111075 - Cymopterus acaulis Raf.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-15

111076 - Draba nemorosa L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameannual whitlow-grass; woods draba (Johnson et al., 1995). Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-16

111077 - Erigeron caespitosus Nutt.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-15

111078 - Erysimum inconspicuum (S. Wats.) MacMill.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namesmall-flowered rocket (Moss, 1983). Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-16

111079 - Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A. Meeuse & A. Smit

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namewinter fat Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-16

111080 - Krascheninnikovia lanata (Pursh) A. Meeuse & A. Smit

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namewinter fat Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-15

111081 - Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners var. villosa

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-15

111082 - Hymenoxys richardsonii (Hook.) Cockerell

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-15

111083 - Lepidium densiflorum Schrad.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namecommon pepper-grass, prairie pepper-grass (Johnson et al., 1995). Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-16

111084 - Lepidium ramosissimum A. Nels.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namebranched pepperwort (Moss, 1983); branched pepper-grass (Johnson et al., 1995). Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-16

111085 - Lesquerella arenosa (Richardson) Rydb.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-15

111086 - Linum compactum A. Nelson

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-15

111087 - Lomatium foeniculaceum (Nutt.) J. M. Coult. & Rose

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-16

111088 - Machaeranthera grindelioides (Nutt.) Shinners

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-16

111089 - Navarretia minima Nutt.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-16

111090 - Oxytropis campestris (L.) DC. var. gracilis (A. Nels.) Barneby

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-15

111091 - Paronychia sessiliflora Nutt.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-15

111092 - Psoralea lanceolata Pursh

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-16

111093 - Scirpus nevadensis S. Wats.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Schuler Date Collected1978-06-16