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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.

110334 - Vulpia octoflora (Walter) Rydb.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namesix-week's fescue Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-15

119328 - Poa alpina L.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Prospect Creek Date Collected1971-07-07

119327 - Poa arctica R. Br.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek Date Collected1962-07-17

30768 - Myrica gale L. var. gale

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Yellowknife Date Collected1970-08-31

20411 - Myrica gale L. var. gale

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

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

30702 - Myrica gale L. var. gale

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Heart Lake Biological Station Date Collected1970-08-29

31411 - Quercus gambelii Nutt.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Colorado, Montezuma County, Mesa Verde Date Collected1968-08-14

7348 - Urtica dioica L. ssp. gracilis (Aiton) Selander

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Ghost River Date Collected1958-07-23

110341 - Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namebastard toadflax, pale comandra Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Schuler Date Collected1978-06-16

32000 - Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. var. pallida (A. DC.) M. E. Jones

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park, Mount Galwey Date Collected1965-06-23

7429 - Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt. var. pallida (A. DC.) M. E. Jones

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

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

31148 - Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namebastard toadflax, pale comandra Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Albany County, Centennial Date Collected1970-07-02

31143 - Comandra umbellata (L.) Nutt.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common Namebastard toadflax, pale comandra Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Wyoming, Albany County, Centennial Date Collected1970-07-06

25829 - Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fern.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Sunwapta Pass Date Collected1958-08

38424 - Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fern.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Snaring River Date Collected1967-06-20

37575 - Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fern.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Heatherdown Fen Date Collected1971-06-20

42489 - Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fern.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Winterburn Date Collected1965-06

30699 - Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fern.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Heart Lake Biological Station Date Collected1970-08-29

30763 - Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fern.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Prelude Lake Date Collected1970-08-30

30669 - Geocaulon lividum (Richardson) Fern.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Enterprise Date Collected1970-08-28

110335 - Amaranthus californicus (Moq.) S. Wats.

University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

Common NameCalifornian amaranth Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Medicine Hat Date Collected1978-06-15