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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/9-13/12-163675. Accessed 14 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.
130798 - Draba nemorosa L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameannual whitlow-grass; woods draba (Johnson et al., 1995).
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-07-15
130861 - Caltha palustris L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemarsh marigold, yellow marsh marigold
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Barrow
Date Collected1972-07-06
130863 - Cardamine pratensis L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemeadow bitter cress
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Barrow
Date Collected1972-07-06
130874 - Draba cana Rydb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Redcap Mountain
Date Collected1974-07-11
130881 - Draba lactea Adams
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Barrow
Date Collected1972-07-04
130886 - Draba porsildii G. A. Mulligan
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Redcap Mountain
Date Collected1974-07-11
130890 - Draba micropetala Hook.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Barrow
Date Collected1972-07-04
130902 - Ranunculus pygmaeus Wahlenb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Barrow
Date Collected1972-07-12
130707 - Androsace septentrionalis L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Inuvik
Date Collected1961-07-22
8652 - Anemone multifida Poir. var. hudsoniana DC.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Manly
Date Collected1958-07-11
90403 - Achillea millefolium L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namecommon yarrow
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Bruderheim
Date Collected1981-06-23
25993 - Achillea millefolium L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namecommon yarrow
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Morley
Date Collected1958-07-10
30560 - Achillea millefolium L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namecommon yarrow
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Wood Buffalo National Park, Salt River
Date Collected1970-09-02
25246 - Achillea sibirica Ledeb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Cooking Lake
Date Collected1960-07-31
27096 - Agoseris aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameorange-flowered false dandelion, orange agoseris
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Highwood Pass
Date Collected1969-08-08
22071 - Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf. var. dasycephala (Torr. & A. Gray) Jeps.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Lake Louise
Date Collected1966-07-22
27140 - Agoseris aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameorange-flowered false dandelion, orange agoseris
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Pyriform Mountain
Date Collected1969-08-09
31358 - Agoseris aurantiaca (Hook.) Greene
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameorange-flowered false dandelion, orange agoseris
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Hoosier Ridge
Date Collected1968-07-25
22096 - Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameyellow false dandelion
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve, Plateau Mountain
Date Collected1966-09-09
22067 - Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameyellow false dandelion
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Dunvegan Creek
Date Collected1966-09-08
22070 - Agoseris glauca (Pursh) Raf.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameyellow false dandelion
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Rowe Lakes
Date Collected1966-08-18