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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/9-13/12-165347. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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 2260 specimens related to this person.
10500 - Saxifraga tricuspidata Rottb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, The Palisade
Date Collected1958-08-07
37604 - Senecio ogotorukensis Packer
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Kluane Lake
Date Collected1971-07-02
38202 - Senecio ogotorukensis Packer
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Kluane Lake
Date Collected1965-08-09
26057 - Packera ogotorukensis (Packer) Á. Löve & D. Löve
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-09
8374 - Silene acaulis (L.) Jacq. var. exscapa (All.) DC. & Lam.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namemoss campion
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Sunwapta Pass
Date Collected1960-08-23
74539 - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. longipilosa Packer & Denford
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Whitehorse
Date Collected1969-06-12
8677 - Anemone occidentalis S. Wats.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Signal Mountain
Date Collected1958-08-01
27171 - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. stipitata Packer & Denford
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kicking Horse Lake
Date Collected1969-06-02
10089 - Leptarrhena pyrolifolia (D. Don) R. Br. ex Ser.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Mount Edith Cavell
Date Collected1960-08-15
10647 - Dryas octopetala L. ssp. hookeriana (Juz.) Hultén
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namehooker's mountain-avens
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Signal Mountain
Date Collected1958-08-01
729 - Sparganium angustifolium Michx.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameNarrow-Leaved Bur-Reed
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Patricia Lake
Date Collected1958-07-29
728 - Sparganium emersum Rehmann
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Patricia Lake
Date Collected1958-07-29
25949 - Sparganium angustifolium Michx.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameNarrow-Leaved Bur-Reed
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-06-12
25010 - Sparganium emersum Rehmann
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia, Alaska Highway
Date Collected1965-08-06
20444 - Sparganium hyperboreum Laest. ex Beurl.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namenorthern bur-reed
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-07-30
780 - Potamogeton filiformis Pers.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Patricia Lake
Date Collected1960-08-22
25868 - Potamogeton filiformis Pers.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, The Palisade
Date Collected1958-07-27
20446 - Potamogeton filiformis Pers.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-08-04
887 - Potamogeton richardsonii (A. Benn.) Rydb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Patricia Lake
Date Collected1960-08-22
20445 - Potamogeton richardsonii (A. Benn.) Rydb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Summit Lake
Date Collected1961-07-31
38420 - Triglochin maritima L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Snaring River
Date Collected1967-06-20