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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/9-13/12-165550. Accessed 12 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.

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27112 - Pedicularis groenlandica Retz.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Highway Date Collected1969-08-10

15585 - Pedicularis groenlandica Retz.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waiparous Creek Date Collected1958-07-21

26087 - Oxytropis maydelliana Trautv.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point Date Collected1965-08-14

20413 - Salix pulchra Cham.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

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