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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 17 Sep. 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.
20728 - Campanula uniflora L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namealpine harebell
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Crowbill Point
Date Collected1962-07-04
25245 - Lobelia kalmii L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitemud Creek
Date Collected1960-07-25
25889 - Lobelia kalmii L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-07-15
30676 - Lobelia kalmii L.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Heart Lake Biological Station
Date Collected1970-08-29
25947 - Carex foenea Willd.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt Mountain
Date Collected1960-07-15
30772 - Carex foenea Willd.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories, Great Slave Lake, North Arm
Date Collected1970-08-30
39138 - Carex albonigra Mack.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameblack-and-white-scale sedge
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, North Kootenay Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-15
42485 - Carex albonigra Mack.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Nameblack-and-white-scale sedge
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, The Whistlers
Date Collected1967-07-05
25807 - Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, The Palisade
Date Collected1958-07-27
37578 - Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Heatherdown Fen
Date Collected1971-06-20
25943 - Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt
Date Collected1960-06-12
38462 - Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Elkwater
Date Collected1966-06-18
26048 - Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Morley
Date Collected1958-07-12
27122 - Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Kananaskis Highway
Date Collected1969-08-10
20715 - Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-04
21019 - Carex atrofusca Schkuhr
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Ogotoruk Creek
Date Collected1962-07-21
21165 - Carex atrofusca Schkuhr
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Telavirak Hills
Date Collected1963-07-29
25809 - Carex atrosquama Mack.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namedark-scaled sedge
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Signal Mountain
Date Collected1958-08-01
25808 - Carex atrosquama Mack.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namedark-scaled sedge
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Geraldine Lakes
Date Collected1958-08-09
38707 - Carex atrosquama Mack.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Common Namedark-scaled sedge
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Cheviot Mountain
Date Collected1971-07-07
38421 - Carex aurea Nutt.
University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Snaring River
Date Collected1967-06-20