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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/9-13/12-80038. Accessed 06 Jul. 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.
42778 - Poa arctica R. Br.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Barrow
Date Collected1972-07-11
21135 - Poa arctica R. Br.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1963-07-16
20900 - Poa brachyanthera Hultén
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-17
110325 - Poa canbyi (Scribn.) Piper
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat
Date Collected1978-06-15
25047 - Poa epilis Scribn.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Persimmon Range
Date Collected1965-07-22
27057 - Poa epilis Scribn.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Pyriform Mountain
Date Collected1969-08-09
110326 - Poa pattersonii Vasey
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat
Date Collected1978-06-15
30826 - Poa glauca Vahl
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Alexandra Falls
Date Collected1970-08-27
30830 - Poa glauca Vahl
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Frank Channel
Date Collected1970-08-30
31171 - Poa glauca Vahl
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Albany County, Libby Flats
Date Collected1970-06-28
31077 - Poa glauca Vahl
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Albany County, Libby Flats
Date Collected1970-07-20
27053 - Poa interior Rydb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Country, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Highwood Pass
Date Collected1969-08-08
27055 - Poa interior Rydb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Pyriform Mountain
Date Collected1969-08-09
21206 - Poa lanata Scribn. & Merr.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1963-07-22
20653 - Poa leptocoma Trin.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-06-30
22042 - Poa lettermanii Vasey
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameLetterman's bluegrass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, The Whistlers
Date Collected1965-07-27
22041 - Poa lettermanii Vasey
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common NameLetterman's bluegrass
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, The Whistlers
Date Collected1965-07-27
42805 - Poa malacantha Kom.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Barrow
Date Collected1972-07-14
27279 - Poa paucispicula Scribn. & Merr.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Yukon, Ogilvie Mountains
Date Collected1969-06-14
110328 - Poa pratensis L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat
Date Collected1978-06-16
110327 - Poa pratensis L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat
Date Collected1978-06-15