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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/9-13/12-165208. Accessed 16 Oct. 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.
21118 - Kobresia hyperborea A. E. Porsild
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1963-07-16
25050 - Kobresia myosuroides (Vill.) Fiori & Paol.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Persimmon Range
Date Collected1965-07-22
20425 - Kobresia myosuroides (Vill.) Fiori & Paol.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-07-28
20683 - Kobresia myosuroides (Vill.) Fiori & Paol.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-02
4288 - Kobresia simpliciuscula (Wahlenb.) Mack.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waiparous Creek
Date Collected1958-07-21
25819 - Schoenoplectus acutus (Muhl. ex Bigelow) A. Love & D. Love
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park
Date Collected1958-08
4419 - Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waiparous Creek
Date Collected1958-07-21
38423 - Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Snaring River
Date Collected1967-06-20
37581 - Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Heatherdown Fen
Date Collected1971-06-20
20531 - Trichophorum cespitosum (L.) Hartm.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Northwest Arctic, Kotzebue
Date Collected1965-08-12
25941 - Scirpus microcarpus C. Presl
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameSmall-fruited Bulrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-06-12
110315 - Bolboschoenus maritimus (L.) Palla ssp. paludosus (A. Nels.) T. Koyama
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameprairie bulrush
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Schuler
Date Collected1978-06-16
38422 - Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C. C. Gmel.) Palla
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Snaring River
Date Collected1967-06-20
121236 - Kobresia myosuroides (Vill.) Fiori & Paol.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Persimmon Range
Date Collected1965-07-22
121262 - Carex filifolia Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Daybreak Peak
Date Collected1965-07-22
30800 - Salix arctophila Cockerell ex A. Heller
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Heart Lake Biological Station
Date Collected1970-08-29
30700 - Salix glauca L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Heart Lake
Date Collected1970-08-29
30727 - Salix glauca L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Mosquito Creek
Date Collected1970-08-29
30726 - Salix myrtillifolia Andersson
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Mosquito Creek
Date Collected1970-08-31
30766 - Salix pyrifolia Anderss.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Prelude Lake
Date Collected1970-08-30
30725 - Salix reticulata L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Mosquito Creek
Date Collected1970-08-31