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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.

26077 - Carex nardina Fr.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point Date Collected1965-08-17

21222 - Carex nardina Fr.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point Date Collected1963-07-20

25811 - Carex nigricans C. A. Mey.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameblack alpine sedge Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Signal Mountain Date Collected1958-08-01

3604 - Carex nigricans C. A. Mey.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Nameblack alpine sedge Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell Date Collected1960-08-17

38481 - Carex obtusata Liljeb.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Elkwater Date Collected1967-06-29

38394 - Carex pensylvanica Lam. var. digyna Boeckl.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Maskinonge Lake Date Collected1967-06-07

27071 - Carex phaeocephala Piper

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namehead-like sedge Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Highwood Pass Date Collected1969-08-08

39118 - Carex phaeocephala Piper

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namehead-like sedge Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, North Kootenay Mountain Date Collected1971-07-15

21168 - Carex podocarpa R. Br. ex Richardson

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namealpine sedge Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point Date Collected1963-07-28

27367 - Carex podocarpa R. Br. ex Richardson

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namealpine sedge Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Ogilvie Mountains Date Collected1969-06-15

20434 - Carex podocarpa R. Br. ex Richardson

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namealpine sedge Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake Date Collected1961-08-01

20636 - Carex podocarpa R. Br. ex Richardson

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namealpine sedge Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Telavirak Hills Date Collected1962-06-27

20433 - Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake Date Collected1961-07-29

20898 - Carex rariflora (Wahlenb.) Sm.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek Date Collected1962-07-16

26039 - Carex raymondii Calder

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Bragg Creek Date Collected1958-07-17

38478 - Carex rossii Boott

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Elkwater Date Collected1967-06-29

27085 - Carex rossii Boott

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Highwood Pass Date Collected1969-08-08

39083 - Carex rossii Boott

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, North Kootenay Mountain Date Collected1971-07-16

31304 - Carex rossii Boott

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Boulder County, Niwot Ridge Date Collected1968-08-07

20432 - Carex rotundata Wahlenb.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake Date Collected1961-08-03

25038 - Carex rotundata Wahlenb.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Northwest Arctic, Kotzebue Date Collected1965-08-12